According to a recent expense report filed by House SpeakerNancy Pelosi (D-CA), the Congressional delegation's trip to the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen cost more than $1.1 million in taxpayer dollars.

Overall, more that 160 people made the trip to Copenhagen, including members of Congress, their staff, the State Department, EPA, and even some family members. Just to get everyone to Denmark it took three military jets, two 737's and a Gulfstream Five business jet that can hold up to 64 passengers. The cost of these flights alone accounted for roughly half of the trip's total cost.

Total hotel lodging, meeting rooms and the cost of a few hospitality suites and you're looking at more than $400,000 just so our U.S. delegation had a nice, warm place to rest. It has also been reported that several people who stayed only two nights were charged a six-night minimum at the local five-star Marriott. On average, the total cost per person for this trip was roughly $2,200 a day.

Nancy Pelosi has refused any questions regarding the Copenhagen expense report and she wouldn't even offer an explanation as to why the Congressional delegation ended up being so large.

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