Rep. James Oberstar (
- Minnesota, 8th) In Office - Privately Financed Travel
- Minnesota, 8th)- Trips Taken by Member
- Trips Taken by Staffers
- All Trips from Office
Trips history
| No. | Cost | ||
| Trips Approved | 59 | $153,651 | |
| Trips Taken | 29 | $65,220 | |
| Top Staff Traveler | 7 | $27,464 | - Mary Ann Kerr |
| View Details / PDF | Traveler/ Dates | Sponsor | Destination/ Purpose | Cost | |
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Oberstar, Rep. James -MN)03/24/08-03/29/08 |
Aspen Institute |
Lanai City, HI![]() Meetings on U.S-China relations |
$7,325.00 |
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Rucks, Jonathan James 02/15/08-02/24/08 |
Population Action International |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Broaden understanding of Ethiopian development challenges |
$14,740.00 |
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Drake, John W 10/26/07-10/26/07 |
Amtrak |
New York, NY![]() To obtain an overview of the Amtrak system, specifically, to be briefed on the Claytor-Scannel Cente... more |
$406.41 |
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Esposito, Jennifer 10/26/07-10/26/07 |
Amtrak |
New York, NY![]() To attend briefing on northeast corridor, control center, and other Amtrak facilities |
$406.41 |
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Knutson, Niels R 10/26/07-10/26/07 |
Amtrak |
New York, NY![]() To meet with representatives from Amtrak and Long Island Railroad to discuss potential upgrades to P... more |
$283.00 |
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Hamoud, Melody J 10/08/07-10/09/07 |
Humpty Dumpty Institute |
New York, NY![]() To attend briefings regarding the United Nations, climate change and food security |
$955.00 |
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Scarton, Amy Marie 10/08/07-10/09/07 |
American Public Transportation Association |
Charlotte, NC American Public Transportation Association annual conference, gave speech |
$513.81 |
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Soubeniotis, Stacie 08/09/07-08/09/07 |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
Philadelphia, PA Speaker at the 2007 Audit Manager's Conference |
$404.00 |
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Chan, Art 07/04/07-07/05/07 |
General Atomics |
San Diego, CA![]() Field visit to magnetic levitation test track, briefing on maglev technology development |
$837.40 |
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Kolb, James P Jr 05/04/07-05/05/07 |
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
Phoenix, AZ![]() Addressed and participated in AASHTO's surface transportation reauthorization steering committee mee... more |
$1,795.00 |
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Rucks, Jonathan James 02/18/07-02/25/07 |
Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce |
Tunisia Met with a variety of high-ranking goverment officials and individuals from the private sector regar... more |
$3,699.00 |
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Gardiner, Charles Howard 01/14/07-01/16/07 |
Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute |
Tampa, FL![]() Led by Rep. Brown-Waite, the CCAI delegation examined Florida's new child welfare model |
$870.04 |
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Rucks, Jonathan James 09/15/06-09/23/06 |
Yemen Center for Arab Studies |
Sanaa, Yemen Visit coincided with Yemen's presidential and local elections on Sept. 20, during which I served as ... more |
$3,740.00 |
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Oberstar, Rep. James -MN)06/23/06-06/26/06 |
San Jose Sate University Mineta Transportation Institute |
San Jose, CA Keynote speaker |
$1,637.29 |
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Hamoud, Melody J 02/22/06-02/24/06 |
Career College Association |
Fort Lauderdale, FL![]() We toured and learned about three different types of career college. The purpose was to gain a bette... more |
$1,144.59 |
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Johnson, Kipp 12/03/05-12/12/05 |
Government of South Korea |
Seoul, South Korea Economic trade and cultural exchange |
$6,192.00 |
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Hamoud, Melody J 08/17/05-08/20/05 |
Lake States Federal Timber Purchasers Committee |
Duluth, MN - Grand Marais, MN To learn about industries that rely federal timber: paper mills, lumber mills, pressed wood siding m... more |
$1,055.74 |
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Oberstar, Rep. James -MN)08/15/05-08/17/05 |
Blessey Marine Services |
New Orleans, LA Christening of Coast Guard tug boat |
$5,056.29 |
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Oberstar, Rep. James -MN)02/20/05-02/26/05 |
International Management and Development Institute |
Paris, France - Stuttgart, GermanyU.S.-French congressional roundtable, U.S.-German congressional roundtable |
$9,408.40 |
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Kerr, Mary Ann 12/04/04-12/11/04 |
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
Singapore Information trip, including trade and security issues |
$3,038.20 |
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