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Members of Congress Take Recess Road Trips

By Bian Elkhatib
Posted August 18, 2017 at 9:52pm

By Bian Elkhatib

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Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., walked 110 miles across the state of Connecticut during August recess this week — and he wasn’t the only one. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, took a road trip to restaurants in his district, and Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., rode his motorcycle across his state.

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