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Republican leaders line up to join the rich and powerful at Davos World Economic Forum

A handful of Republican lawmakers is set to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next week despite opposition to the organization from some GOP leaders and conservative activists.

Several House Republicans are set to attend the influential global confab as part of an official U.S. delegation, including Darrell Issa of California, Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin and Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida. Another Republican, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, is also set to attend the event outside the official U.S. delegation.

The swank conference in the Swiss Alpes, however, regularly draws rebukes from Republicans for being little more than where the rich and powerful make deals and promote globalism.