North Carolina Congressman Wants To Ban EPA Employees From Flying For Work | ThinkProgress

Congress is getting ready to dole out funds for the Environmental Protection Agency, with the House Rules Committee meeting Monday night to go over the more than 140 proposed amendments for this year’s $32 billion dollar EPA-Interior funding bill.

And if a North Carolina congressman gets his way, EPA officials may find themselves taking more buses and trains than planes for official business: Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) has proposed an amendment that would ban EPA officials from using funds to pay for official travel by plane....
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/07/11/3797023/epa-funding-amendment-no-fly-no-gun/