Trump Bars US Lawmakers From Traveling On Government Aircraft During Shutdown - Memo

Fakhir Rizvi Published January 18, 2019 | 11:38 PM

The Trump administration will prevent US lawmakers from traveling on government aircraft without White House permission during the ongoing partial government shutdown, White House Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russell Vought said in a memo on Friday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th January, 2019) The Trump administration will prevent US lawmakers from traveling on government aircraft without White House permission during the ongoing partial government shutdown, White House Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russell Vought said in a memo on Friday.

"In light of the current partial government shutdown, the President has asked me to direct the heads of all executive departments and agencies of the Administration on new policies in support of Legislative Branch travel," Vought said. "Under no circumstances during a government shutdown will any government owned, rented, leased, or chartered aircraft support any Congressional delegation, without the express written approval of the White House Chief of Staff."