It’s the ‘official’ and ‘fact-finding’ qualifiers that required the request, and resulted in the denial. In this instance, I think Boehner is right.
Certainly, Beck would have no problem funding their trip, tho again House rules might preclude a ‘gift’ of the airfare and expenses, especially to an overseas locale.
That being the case and someone else pointing out to me that it also means the serfs have to pay for the junket does change things abit. I guess it would have been too difficult for the writer to be a little more specific. Then again I've had my head stuck in code all day and not much in real life makes sense right now. We do not live in a 0 1 world.