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thedrifter
12-22-08, 02:28 PM
Paterson trip to Iraq not on state dime
December 22, 2008 - 11:23AM

Governor Paterson and four congressman traveled to Iraq this past weekend, and met with with the Marine unit in Al Anbar province and had lunch there with soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines.

One CBS 6 viewer wrote wondering who approved the trip to Iraq and wondered how much it was going to cost taxpayers for the trip, especially in the financial crisis the state is in. Last Tuesday in his budget presentation Paterson said this was the worst fiscal downturn in the economy since the Great Depression.

The CBS 6 Fact Finder team did some digging and found out that the trip is not funded by New York, but rather by the United State Department of State.

If you have other questions for the CBS 6 Fact Finder team email them at: news@cbs6albany.com.

Ellie