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  • Kennedy, Kerry flew private jets

    02/13/2006 4:24:22 PM PST · by hole_n_one · 37 replies · 1,405+ views
    Kennedy, Kerry flew private jets WASHINGTON The state's two U-S Senators enjoyed several flights on corporate-owned jets last winter. Those perks are getting new attention as Congress embraces lobbying reforms amid the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal. In one trip, Senator Edward Kennedy was whisked to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic aboard a Fisher Scientific International corporate jet. Senator John Kerry and two political aides flew from Salt Lake City to a retreat for campaign donors and staff at his family's Idaho vacation home on a plane supplied by a real estate financing and investment firm. Private air charters can...