Dems Junkets on the taxpayer dime?

I think this is much ado about nothing.

Congress has a significant role in overseeing foreign policy.

Why would anyone want to "change" that?

I want members of Congress, particularly the leaders and those who serve on Foreign Relations Committee, to meet with foreign officials, and attend NATO meetings, particularly at a time and with the intent of persuading NATO to help take the load off of the US in Afghanistan.

Oh well, I guess some find Merc's link to an editorial (opinion) by Rachel Balek to be persuasive:

Rachel was a copywriter at a financial services marketing firm. She has also worked in arts administration at New York's Roundabout Theatre Company and as a production assistant on off-Broadway shows. Rachel's eclectic post-college years also include a stint as a yoga studio assistant and a summer spent assistant-teaching philosophy at Phillips Exeter Academy. She has a B.A. in English and Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania with a minor in Theatre Arts.

Right...lets have the manner in which Congress oversees foreign policy be guided by the opinion of an off-Broadway assistant producer/yoga studio assistant.

I can only imagine the criticism if the Democrats stayed at home and did not go meet foreign leaders or attend meetings of our alliances....

"Why dont they get off their collective asses and go meet with our allies, instead of being armchair quarterbacks from their cushy offices in DC."

You just cant win if someone is intent on finding fault.