The Peru Gazette

“We find ProPublica’s report very troubling. Bill Owens had lobbyist buddies arrange a luxurious Christmas vacation for him and his wife – complete with first class flights and $500-a-night hotel stays.

“Bill Owens’ call to lobbyists – who are also, incidentally, campaign donors – to ‘super-size’ his trip is emblematic of everything that’s wrong in Washington. We ask our members of Congress to represent our interests. Bill Owens would rather take a $22,000 trip to a foreign country with his wife than find ways to fix this ailing economy and get constituents back to work. We can do much better.”