I do agree that a trip by a congressperson just to press the flesh should not be subsidized by the taxpayers (allowing a military plane for her and her entourage). If Pelosi wants to go overseas to charm people, she ought to pay her own way. Unlike a number of her constituents, she is being paid during this shutdown. I think she can afford the trip on her own.
Having said that though, I really don't care for all this childishness. Why can't these people put on their big kid pants, get together and hammer out a solution? These theatrics are getting old.