Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen confirmed over the weekend that the American taxpayers footed the bill for his trip to El Salvador to meet with deported alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Van Hollen made the admission to Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday.
When pressed by Bream about who paid for the trip, Van Hollen said it was an “officially cleared, you know, congressional trip.”
“So taxpayer dollars?” Bream questioned.
“Yes, like every other trip,” Van Hollen replied.
Watch the clip below:

 
According to a Daily Caller report, Democratic Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost and Democratic California Rep. Robert Garcia sent a letter last week to House Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer requesting approval for a congressional delegation trip to El Salvador. They noted that the Senate had “already authorized CODEL travel to CECOT.”
Comer is denying the use of taxpayer funds for the trip; “If you also wish to meet with him, you can spend your own money. But I will not approve a single dime of taxpayer funds for use on the excursion you have requested,” he declared.

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