Republican U.S. Sens. Jeff Sessions and Chuck Grassley said the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ response to their criticism of a costly conference on Maui was “unapologetic.”

They released this statement:

We remain deeply concerned about the conference’s overall costs, as well as the lavish recreational schedule, given that the event is subsidized by taxpayers. We will closely review the letter, but it appears Circuit officials remain defiantly unapologetic about the conference’s scale, location, and itinerary in our current hour of financial crisis. They show no indication of changing their financial behavior in the future.

Civil Beat first reported on the trip back in May.

— Nathan Eagle