The Veterans Affairs head reportedly paid for his wife's European travel with taxpayer dollars

May be a little misleading or spun a little as anytime a dependent travels with an official family member or for an official family member it uses taxpayer dollars because it is done on govt aircraft or paid for by Govt dollars. If they travel across the state in a govt vehicle with protection it is at the expense of Taxpayer dollars. This isn't new...not right but not new. Members of the Sec Depts are required to use official travel for themselves and their dependents for security reasons. Michelle Obama used it for trips with her Mother and daughters, Laura bush did it with family trips, others and numerous senators/congressmen.

HOWEVER...it does seem a little fishy to me that the Wife of the Sec of Veterans Affairs is traveling in Europe...he has no need to be traveling in Europe in his capacity and she scertainly has no reason to be representing as far as I can tell so this may be a little fishy.