Congressional Travel for Dates 08/04/2005 to 08/12/2005

Congressional travel between 08/04/2005 and 08/12/2005

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	330	$727,422
Approved by Republicans	172	$278,517
Approved by Democrats	158	$450,932

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Foster, Christopher 08/08/05-08/15/05	Alaska Native Health Board	Pombo, Rep. Richard (-CA)	Anchorage, AK Attend Alaska Native Health Board MEGA meetings and tour Alaska Native Medical Center	$1,471.29
	Fluhr, Christopher Noel 08/08/05-08/15/05	Alaska Native Health Board	Pombo, Rep. Richard (-CA)	Anchorage, AK Attend and participate in a major Alaska Native Health Board meeting and tour the Alaska Native Medi... more	$1,472.00
	Ahwinona, Cynthia A 08/04/05-08/12/05	Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association	Young, Rep. Don (-AK)	Anchorage, AK To provide legislative update on Indian Health Care Improvement Act; reauthorization of appropriatio... more	$3,342.20
	Metzler, Chad 08/10/05-08/11/05	U.S. Forest Service	Kohl, Sen. Herbert (-WI)	Ashland, WI To visit and tour forest land	$170.00
	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA) 08/02/05-08/06/05	Aspen Institute	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA)	Aspen, CO Participant in conference, roundtable on information technology	$938.00
	Blinken, Antony J 08/05/05-08/07/05	Aspen Strategy Group	Biden, Sen. Joseph Jr (-DE)	Aspen, CO To take part in annual, bipartisan foreign policy conference with administration officials, experts ... more	$1,350.00
	Collins, Sen. Susan (-ME) 08/05/05-08/08/05	Aspen Strategy Group	Collins, Sen. Susan (-ME)	Aspen, CO Aspen Strategy Group's 2005 summer workshop titled "Mapping the Jihadist Threat: The War on Terroris... more	$750.00
	Hostettler, Rep. John (-IN) 08/04/05-08/06/05	Claremont Institute	Hostettler, Rep. John (-IN)	Aspen, CO Spoke at annual conference; topic was judicial activism	$2,240.00
	Lieberman, Sen. Joseph (-CT) 08/04/05-08/07/05	Aspen Institute	Lieberman, Sen. Joseph (-CT)	Aspen, CO Senator was the Aspen Institute 2005 Distinguished Public Service Award Winner and one of two keynot... more	$1,261.85
	Ryan, Rep. Paul (-WI) 08/04/05-08/07/05	Claremont Institute	Ryan, Rep. Paul (-WI)	Aspen, CO Rep. Ryan spoke at the Clarmeont Institute's Policy Conference regarding Social Security	$5,599.36
	Goodman, Michael T 08/11/05-08/13/05	University of Georgia Agriculture School	Barrow, Rep. John (-GA)	Atlanta, GA Educational trip to become informed on research and extension services in north Georgia	$802.31
	Schmidt, Aaron 08/11/05-08/13/05	University of Georgia Agriculture School	Barrow, Rep. John (-GA)	Atlanta, GA Educational trip to learn about the University of Georgia extension service in north Georgia	$802.31
	Harris, Jane A 08/11/05-08/13/05	University of Georgia Agriculture School	Chambliss, Sen. Saxby (-GA)	Atlanta, GA To learn about agriculture issues in the state	$770.31
	Ference, Michael J 08/08/05-08/11/05	Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission	Inhofe, Sen. James (-OK)	Bakersfield, CA - Santa Maria, CA - ... more Fact-finding	$1,213.00
	Williams, Deborah 08/05/05-08/05/05	National Health Policy Forum	Thomas, Rep. Bill (-CA)	Baltimore, MD Site visit to a hospital forum and nursing home	$35.00
	George, Julianne M 08/03/05-08/05/05	National Food Products Association	Hart, Rep. Melissa (-PA)	Baltimore, MD - Hershey, PA - ... more To learn the steps and degree to which National Food Products Association's member companies go to f... more	$864.00
	McEntee, Melody McCoy 08/03/05-08/05/05	Food Producers of America	Ruppersberger, Rep. Dutch (-MD)	Baltimore, MD - York, PA - ... more Congressional field study	$864.00
	Hopson, Elisha W 08/07/05-08/17/05	U.S.-China Policy Foundation	Boehlert, Rep. Sherwood (-NY)	Beijing, China To learn more about the political, social, business, and natural environment in China, and how it is... more	$3,302.00
	Mills, Edward J M 08/06/05-08/22/05	Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs - U.S.-Asia Institute	Maloney, Rep. Carolyn (-NY)	Beijing, China - Harbin, China - ... more An educational exchange to learn more about the economy, the people, culture and government of China	$9,278.00
	Huynh, Onong Quy 08/07/05-08/22/05	Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs - U.S.-Asia Institute	Baucus, Sen. Max (-MT)	Beijing, China - Inner Mongolia, China - ... more Fact-finding trip to China on trade issues	$12,500.00
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