Campaign finance laws should be addressed this is quite bad
Yes, campaign finance laws should be addressed to stop our elected officials, like Rand Paul, from wasting donor contributions on luxury foreign trips.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul still travels large, courtesy of his political donors
Fundraising takes him to European capitals, Western ski resorts - December 3, 2024
Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s reelection committee spent nearly $50,000 this summer on luxurious hotels, restaurants and travel services during a trip to Sweden and Denmark. Expenses included $13,627 paid to Stockholm’s five-star Grand Hotel; $17,742 paid to a luxury travel service known as “Mr Charles,” of Stockholm, and $7,474 at some of the finest restaurants in Stockholm and Copenhagen, according to a report Paul filed recently with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
The FEC forbids candidates for federal office from using their campaign funds to pay for personal trips or any personal expenses.
But the spokesperson for Paul’s office said the Scandinavian travel was for the permissible purpose of fundraising — even though U.S. law bars citizens of other countries from giving to campaigns for federal office.
https://kentuckylantern.com/2024/12/03/u-s-sen-rand-paul-still-travels-large-courtesy-of-his-political-donors/
Laws are largely ignored if they aren’t enforced.