Congressional Travel for Dates 08/12/2003 to 08/13/2003

Congressional travel between 08/12/2003 and 08/13/2003

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	203	$856,264
Approved by Republicans	129	$581,822
Approved by Democrats	77	$280,080

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Flanz, Kenneth W 08/13/03-08/22/03	PNGC Power	Crapo, Sen. Mike (-ID)	Portland, OR - Boise, ID - ... more Congressional tour or rural electrical co-op facilities and issues	$1,992.16
	Tiahrt, Rep. Todd (-KS) 08/13/03-08/21/03	Center for First Principles	Tiahrt, Rep. Todd (-KS)	Budapest, Hungary - Vienna, Austria - ... more To enhance relations between America and new Europe	$17,819.44
	Prater, Mark A 08/13/03-08/20/03	National Association of Industrial and Office Properties	Grassley, Sen. Chuck (-IA)	Portland, OR To deliver a speech to the Jordan Schrader Real Estate breakfast series on current legislation	$607.00
	Harper, William 08/13/03-08/19/03	Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation	McCollum, Rep. Betty (-MN)	South Africa To see first-hand what is being done to combat the global AIDS epidemic	$4,081.40
	Daly, Calli M 08/13/03-08/16/03	American Forest Resource Council	Craig, Sen. Larry (-ID)	Spokane, WA - Idaho To learn about forest practices and discuss federal policy in relation to forest practices	$286.00
	Jordan, Josh 08/13/03-08/16/03	American Forest Resource Council	Chambliss, Sen. Saxby (-GA)	Spokane, WA To see first hand the need to pass the healthy forest initiative	$1,474.00
	Kupferman, Alon J 08/13/03-08/16/03	Southern California Edison	Wynn, Rep. Albert (-MD)	Fresno, CA Workshop and tour on the benefits of hydroelectric power	$929.87
	Nelson, Damon P 08/13/03-08/16/03	Southern California Edison	Nunes, Rep. Devin (-CA)	Big Creek, CA High Sierra workshop and tour the Big Creek hydroelectric facilities. To obtain insights and perspec... more	$1,474.37
	Rainey, Justen A 08/13/03-08/16/03	American Forest Resource Council	Walden, Rep. Greg (-OR)	Spokane, WA To tour national forest, state and private timberland operations with pre- and post-wildland fire co... more	$1,000.00
	Waltzman, Howard Wayne 08/13/03-08/16/03	National Cable and Telecommunications Association	Tauzin, Rep. Billy (-LA)	Portland, ME Facilities tour	$1,690.52
	Bloom, Seth E 08/13/03-08/15/03	American Bar Association	Kohl, Sen. Herbert (-WI)	Vancouver, British Columbia Attend annual meeting of ADA antitrust section and give presentation on Antitrust subcommittee agend... more	$1,454.33
	Brill, Hillary 08/13/03-08/15/03	National Cable and Telecommunications Association	Boucher, Rep. Rick (-VA)	Portland, ME Cable telephony issues	$1,690.52
	Copher, Michael A 08/13/03-08/15/03	National Cable and Telecommunications Association	Buyer, Rep. Steve (-IN)	Portland, ME Visit with and view some of the unique challenges for broadband deployment and meet with employees o... more	$1,690.52
	Ferguson, Craig Joseph 08/13/03-08/15/03	American Forest Resource Council	Campbell, Sen. Ben Nighthorse (-CO)	Seattle, WA - Spokane, WA To discuss contemporary forest management issues, such as forest health, wildfires, old growth, ESA ... more	$1,327.00
	Gardner, Cory S 08/13/03-08/15/03	American Forest Resource Council	Allard, Sen. Wayne (-CO)	Washington Educational briefing and workshops near and around Colville National Forest to discuss forest health... more	$1,441.00
	Halataei, Andrew 08/13/03-08/15/03	National Cable and Telecommunications Association	Forbes, Rep. J Randy (-VA)	Portland, ME Fact-finding, general understanding of the cable industry, IT telephony (cable phone)	$1,690.46
	Henry, Ryan 08/13/03-08/15/03	National Cable and Telecommunications Association	Carter, Rep. John (-TX)	Portland, ME Informative trip	$1,392.52
	Jafari, Elizabeth Hall 08/13/03-08/15/03	National Cable and Telecommunications Association	Cornyn, Sen. John (-TX)	Portland, ME To discuss issues facing the cable industry; issues include IP telephony, high-speed data, DVR, SVOD... more	$1,171.02
	Thorpe, J Todd 08/13/03-08/15/03	National Cable and Telecommunications Association	Cannon, Rep. Chris (-UT)	Portland, ME Discussions with cable industry executives: cable IP telephony, broadband deployment and digital tel... more	$1,690.52
	Tryon, Warren 08/13/03-08/15/03	National Cable and Telecommunications Association	Bachus, Rep. Spencer (-AL)	Portland, ME To see new deployment of cable telephony and participate in discussion of voice over cable	$1,690.52
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