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Air Tobacco: Campaign Travel on Tobacco Industry Jets
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
Abstract
The House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight investigated the tobacco industry's practice of providing corporate aircraft to congressional leaders and political parties. The investigation found that the tobacco industry provided more subsidized campaign travel than any other corporate special interest. Furthermore, Republican congressional Leadershp was the beneficiary of this subsidized campaign travel. Under FEC regulations, if a corporate jet is provided for campaign purposes, the recipient is required to reimburse the company for the cost of a first-class ticket. The committee found that Republican leadership was charged far less for the value of the travel provided.
Date
1998-07-20
Document Type
House Minority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
14 pages
Congress
105
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
20: Government Operations
PAP Minor Code
2012: Regulation of Political Campaigns, Political Advertising, PAC Regulation, Government Ethics
Related Hearings
Press Releases and Contextual Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20051025005730/http://www.democrats.reform.house.gov/story.asp?ID=546&Issue=Tobacco