:::UPDATE 2:::
Rep. Steve Stockman told Breitbart News he traveled to Russia, Egypt, Israel and England as part of an official congressional delegation and ripped the media for what he described as a made-up story about his absence from Congress and his Texas district.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/01/26/Stockman-Details-Travels-Rips-Media
FYI ping. Rep Stockman is in the building. See Posts 70 and 71.