Congressional Travel for Dates 08/24/2003 to 08/28/2003

Congressional travel between 08/24/2003 and 08/28/2003

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	281	$864,699
Approved by Republicans	179	$605,156
Approved by Democrats	104	$269,040

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Diamond, Howard 08/17/03-08/25/03	Turkish-American Business Forum Inc.	Ackerman, Rep. Gary (-NY)	Turkey Education and cultural exchange	$4,580.00
	Aderholt, Rep. Robert (-AL) 08/24/03-08/26/03	J.M. Family Enterprises Inc.	Aderholt, Rep. Robert (-AL)	Jacksonville, FL Tour Toyota factory conversion facility	$938.46
	Aderholt, Rep. Robert (-AL) 08/26/03-08/29/03	Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority	Aderholt, Rep. Robert (-AL)	Point Clear, AL Keynote speaker at annual meeting	$1,203.79
	McKinley, Amanda C 08/23/03-08/31/03	Edison Electric Institute	Allard, Sen. Wayne (-CO)	London, England - Edinburgh, Scotland Fact-finding tour with a focus on energy and electricity issues	$5,357.64
	Tryon, Warren 08/24/03-08/26/03	Clear Channel Communications Inc.	Bachus, Rep. Spencer (-AL)	New York, NY Briefing on company issues and product	$1,569.51
	Busbee, Julie 08/26/03-08/29/03	Southern Southeastern Inc.	Bachus, Rep. Spencer (-AL)	Huntsville, AL - Mobile, AL Agriculture tour	$1,250.00
	Kaplan, Ivan M 08/22/03-08/30/03	Microsoft Corp. - Expedia Inc. - ... more	Baird, Rep. Brian (-WA)	Seattle, WA Learn about Seattle's high-tech industry	$2,529.30
	Sawyer, Paul 08/24/03-08/27/03	Information Technology Industry Council	Baker, Rep. Richard (-LA)	San Francisco, CA - Silicon Valley, CA Educational trip to learn more about the issue facing the high tech industry - particularly stock op... more	$2,112.00
	Eubanks, Paul J 08/25/03-08/28/03	Delta Regional Authority	Baker, Rep. Richard (-LA)	Memphis, TN - Clarksdale, MS - ... more Touring grant projects administered by the DRA	$725.00
	Hood, Roberta 08/27/03-08/30/03	Microsoft Corp. - Expedia Inc. - ... more	Ballenger, Rep. Cass (-NC)	Seattle, WA Pacific Northwest congressional staff visit-designed to inform congressional staff of regulatory cha... more	$2,529.30
	Birkes, Lara K 08/17/03-08/24/03	Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office	Baucus, Sen. Max (-MT)	Taipei, Taiwan Fact-finding	$5,350.00
	Forbes, Linda M 08/16/03-08/24/03	Advanced Medical Technology Association	Bayh, Sen. Evan (-IN)	Brussels, Belgium - Geneva, Switzerland - ... more Fact-finding visits to medical device manufacturing facilities of U.S. companies	$4,815.58
	Wojtasik, Catherine Cruz 08/23/03-08/29/03	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Bayh, Sen. Evan (-IN)	Brasilia, Brazil - Sao Paulo, Brazil Fact-finding, educational	$3,155.00
	Patterson, Michael D 08/27/03-08/29/03	Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston	Bayh, Sen. Evan (-IN)	Boston, MA Congressional seminar on Federal Home Loan Bank	$601.00
	Hamilton, Justin 08/23/03-08/30/03	Chinese International Economic Cooperative Association	Bell, Rep. Chris (-TX)	Taipei, Taiwan Fact-finding and educational mission	$4,140.00
	Urey, Richard L 08/24/03-08/30/03	American Jewish Congress	Berkley, Rep. Shelley (-NV)	Israel - Athens, Greece Educational mission	$2,582.84
	Campbell, Douglas J 08/16/03-08/24/03	American Turkish Council	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA)	Turkey Meetings with Turkish government officials and business leaders	$4,975.00
	Biden, Sen. Joseph Jr (-DE) 08/23/03-08/24/03	NBC	Biden, Sen. Joseph Jr (-DE)	Washington, DC Appearance on "Meet the Press"	$2,979.50
	Biden, Sen. Joseph Jr (-DE) 08/28/03-08/31/03	National Foundation for Women Legislators	Biden, Sen. Joseph Jr (-DE)	Las Vegas, NV Speech to annual conference of the National Foundation for Women Legislators	$2,927.50
	Epstein, Jonathan 08/19/03-08/26/03	Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan	Bingaman, Sen. Jeff (-NM)	Tokyo, Japan Fact-finding on nuclear and fossil energy	$4,740.00
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