Congressional Travel for Dates 08/15/2004 to 08/21/2004

Congressional travel between 08/15/2004 and 08/21/2004

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	247	$805,536
Approved by Republicans	154	$489,274
Approved by Democrats	94	$317,681

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Kilpatrick, Rep. Carolyn (-MI) 08/21/04-08/28/04	African World Expo	Kilpatrick, Rep. Carolyn (-MI)	Abuja, Nigeria - Lagos, Nigeria - ... more Fact-finding and trade mission to promote business between the city of Detroit, the state of Michiga... more	$8,097.00
	Sullivan, Michael 08/08/04-08/15/04	Alaska Telephone Association	Ensign, Sen. John (-NV)	Alaska Fact-Finding visits with rural telcos	$3,874.47
	O'Rielly, Michael P 08/16/04-08/20/04	General Communication Inc.	Sununu, Sen. John (-NH)	Anchorage, AK - Kotzebue, AK - ... more Participate in technology demonstrations and learn about the challenges of providing telecommunicati... more	$4,719.07
	Kurth, Christine D 08/16/04-08/20/04	General Communication Inc.	Stevens, Sen. Ted (-AK)	Anchorage, AK - Kotzebue, AK - ... more Fact-finding trip to view telecom site in rural Alaska and view a cable telephony site	$3,467.89
	Bingel, Kelly R 08/07/04-08/15/04	Matanuska Telephone Association - OTZ Telephone Cooperative - ... more	Lincoln, Sen. Blanche (-AR)	Anchorage, AK - Prudhoe Bay, AK - ... more Study of the challenges of providing telecommunications services in rural areas	$6,765.00
	Kirchner, Joan M 08/18/04-08/19/04	Atlantic Station LLC	Miller, Sen. Zell (-GA)	Atlanta, GA Tour of Atlantic Station project	$393.00
	Woolley, Leslie 08/18/04-08/20/04	Atlantic Station LLC	Miller, Sen. Zell (-GA)	Atlanta, GA Fact-finding	$393.00
	Burgess, Rep. Michael (-TX) 08/12/04-08/19/04	Charles Boustany Jr. MD for Congress	Burgess, Rep. Michael (-TX)	Baton Rouge, LA Speak at Boustany for Congress event	$334.22
	Lizarraga, Jaime E 08/08/04-08/23/04	Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs	Frank, Rep. Barney (-MA)	Beijing, China - Kunming, China - ... more Congressional staff delegation to China	$7,589.00
	Gonzales, B Walter 08/08/04-08/23/04	Better Hong Kong Foundation - Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs	Ruppersberger, Rep. Dutch (-MD)	Beijing, China - Kunming, China - ... more Banking reform - education - fact-finding	$7,650.00
	Thorne, Vicki L 08/08/04-08/23/04	U.S.-Asia Institute	Bingaman, Sen. Jeff (-NM)	Beijing, China - Shanghai, China - ... more To learn more about China's strategic economic and financial developments, including energy policies	$7,589.00
	Mulligan, John P 08/09/04-08/17/04	Freeman Foundation - U.S.-China Policy Foundation	Smith, Rep. Adam (-WA)	Beijing, China - Shanghai, China - ... more Foreign policy, trade fact-finding	$3,490.00
	Dusik, John M 08/09/04-08/17/04	U.S.-China Policy Foundation	Weller, Rep. Jerry (-IL)	Beijing, China - Urumqi, China - ... more To gain a thorough understanding of various policy areas as they relate to U.S.-China relations espe... more	$3,690.00
	Fisher, Margaret Lea 08/09/04-08/17/04	U.S.-China Policy Foundation	Etheridge, Rep. Bob (-NC)	Beijing, China - Urumqi, China - ... more To enhance congressional staff knowledge of Sino-U.S. Relations and promote a better understanding b... more	$3,490.00
	King, Christopher J 08/09/04-08/17/04	U.S.-China Policy Foundation	Gordon, Rep. Bart (-TN)	Beijing, China - Urumqi, China - ... more Fact-finding tour for education on U.S.-China policy issues	$3,390.00
	Amstutz, Nicholas Taylor 08/06/04-08/16/04	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	$1,032.98
	Dorgan, Sen. Byron (-ND) 08/21/04-08/21/04	Oshkosh Truck Corp.	Dorgan, Sen. Byron (-ND)	Bismarck, ND Participate in the National Guard 95th bridge company welcome home event	$882.00
	Seiger, Ryan C 08/15/04-08/19/04	Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition	Young, Rep. Don (-AK)	Boise, ID Oversight and tour of Snake River salmon restoration and recovery issues	$793.04
	Kopocis, Kenneth J 08/15/04-08/19/04	Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition	Young, Rep. Don (-AK)	Boise, ID Oversight and education concerning federal role in salmon restoration	$769.04
	Richard, Gregg A 08/16/04-08/20/04	Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho	Crapo, Sen. Mike (-ID)	Boise, ID Speak at the compass board meeting about the status and impact of the transportation bill, S. 1072	$186.52
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