Voters: Price's charter flights inappropriate

By RACHANA PRADHAN
09/27/2017 07:14 AM EDT

Nearly two-thirds of registered voters disapprove of HHS Secretary Tom Price’s decision to charter private jets to conduct official business ...

Sixty-four percent .. said it was inappropriate for Price to take private aircraft ... Sixteen percent said the trips were appropriate.

POLITICO has identified at least 26 charter flights Price has taken since May at a cost of at least $400,000 to taxpayers.

The poll was conducted from Sept. 22-24. During that time, Price said he would stop taking private jets for official business pending a review by the HHS inspector general. Democratic lawmakers have also sought a detailed accounting from HHS on Price’s use of private jets ...

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/27/poll-prices-charter-flights-are-inappropriate-243194