happens to it? they return it? not exactly. john, this is outrageous. they keep it. they put it in their pockets. theoretically, this money is given to you, going to a place like zhan you use it for like kazakhstan. you use it for meals. often you are picked up, taken to functions hofrted by the conference thank you are attending you are not spending a lot of the money, theoretically, according to the rules, you are supposed to give it back. most of the congressmen did not. greta: what did they say? the story is in today s wall street journal . there was an almost tiny bit of cluelessness in the comments they were saying. if we didn t keep this, nobody would go on these trips. our spouse is coming along we want to spend it on our spouse or defray some of the cost. or i purchased various gifts i