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Two House Republicans, Representatives Jeff Flake of Arizona and Dan Lungren of California said they would introduce competing legislation that would avoid a ban by creating a preapproval process for private travel and require lawmakers to post records of such trips on the Internet. Mr. Flake suggested, private travel has indeed acquired a bad reputation in Washington, when Jack Abramoff, the former lobbyist, pleaded guilty to corruption charges and promised to cooperate with federal investigators. Mr. Flake also said the proposal put too much power in the hands of House committee chairmen and the leadership, who are responsible for approving the taxpayer-financed fact-finding trips.