A report back in February said Congressional travel would be being affected by the Sequester, but we have learned that in reality there have been no cut backs to their travel.
Congressional Trips Abroad Continue Despite Sequester
I found this photo of Rep Bishop (R-UT) hamming it up in Germany particularly enraging.
This same obese Congressman basically accused the Joint Chiefs in February of lying to the House Armed Services Committee regarding the negative affects of taking Billions from the Defense budget. He verbally attacked those men - better men than him who possess medals earned in combat.
The truth is that when Sequestration took Billions, it affects Defense! Now, every Congressman (including Bishop) is a NIMBY - he has pivoted his efforts to protect Hill AFB - and everyone else be damned.
Obama's travels are completely exempt from Sequestration because the Air Force has decreed it, no doubt ordered to do so from the SECDEF and the White House.
Biden is taking the train back to Delaware more often these days instead of AF-2, but he actaully enjoys the choo choo train more than flying.