Congressional Travel for Dates 11/05/2007 to 11/09/2007

Congressional travel between 11/05/2007 and 11/09/2007

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	19	$47,374
Approved by Republicans	7	$12,060
Approved by Democrats	13	$37,131

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Lowey, Rep. Nita (-NY) 11/01/07-11/06/07	Brookings Institution Saban Center	Lowey, Rep. Nita (-NY)	Jerusalem, Israel Forum on war and peace in the Middle East	$6,483.70
	Ackerman, Rep. Gary (-NY) 11/01/07-11/06/07	Brookings Institution Saban Center	Ackerman, Rep. Gary (-NY)	Jerusalem, Israel Conference with Israeli foreign minister, Palestinian prime minister, king of Jordan, Secretary of S... more	$6,450.00
	Harman, Rep. Jane (-CA) 11/02/07-11/06/07	Brookings Institution	Harman, Rep. Jane (-CA)	Jerusalem, Israel - Amman, Jordan High-level discussions with foreign and domestic leaders in the arenas of Middle Eastern conflict an... more	$5,347.70
	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA) 11/01/07-11/06/07	Brookings Institution	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA)	Jerusalem, Israel Forum on war and peace in the Middle East	$5,237.70
	Howard, Adam 11/03/07-11/07/07	Potomac Foundation	Souder, Rep. Mark (-IN)	Paris, France To attend roundtable discussions and dinners regarding global trends in energy supply and demand, re... more	$3,012.62
	Urey, Richard L 11/03/07-11/07/07	Potomac Foundation	Berkley, Rep. Shelley (-NV)	Paris, France To attend meetings on trans-Atlantic relations and security issues	$2,960.62
	Lavery, Theresa 11/03/07-11/07/07	Potomac Foundation	Barton, Rep. Joe (-TX)	Paris, France To participate in meetings and a roundtable discussion between U.S. and European delegations on ener... more	$2,890.62
	McDermott, Rep. Jim (-WA) 11/09/07-11/13/07	Center for Democracy in the Americas	McDermott, Rep. Jim (-WA)	Havana, Cuba To participate in a fact-finding mission to Cuba	$1,903.80
	Monroe, Kenneth S 11/05/07-11/09/07	California Space Education and Workforce Institute	Hall, Rep. Ralph (-TX)	Los Angeles, CA To learn about space infrastructure in California	$1,817.69
	Hughes, Sean 11/08/07-11/13/07	Center for Democracy in the Americas	McDermott, Rep. Jim (-WA)	Havana, Cuba To meet with government officials and journalists to discuss the Cuban health system and the effects... more	$1,699.80
	Cohen, Yehonathan 10/31/07-11/06/07	Unitarian Universalist Service Committee	Stark, Rep. Fortney Pete (-CA)	Guatemala City, Guatemala Monitor Guatemala's presidential elections at several polling sites in Rabinal and surrounding commu... more	$1,485.70
	Contreras, Deanna 11/02/07-11/12/07	California Space Education and Workforce Institute	Calvert, Rep. Ken (-CA)	Los Angeles, CA	$1,472.17
	McKinney, Donald A 11/05/07-11/09/07	California Space Education and Workforce Institute	Issa, Rep. Darrell (-CA)	Los Angeles, CA To learn about what is happening in space utilization and exploration in California	$1,433.32
	Jones, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs (-OH) 11/08/07-11/12/07	New York Carib News	Jones, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs (-OH)	Antigua and Barbuda Annual conference on trade, economic development, housing, health, national security and education i... more	$1,420.00
	Christensen, Rep. Donna (-VI) 11/08/07-11/09/07	New York Carib News	Christensen, Rep. Donna (-VI)	Antigua and Barbuda To attend an opening reception and ceremony of the 12th Annual Caribbean Multi-National Business Con... more	$900.00
	Lungren, Rep. Daniel (-CA) 11/08/07-11/11/07	Notre Dame Alumni Association	Lungren, Rep. Daniel (-CA)	South Bend, IN Notre Dame alumni weekend	$895.42
	Woolsey, Rep. Lynn (-CA) 11/09/07-11/10/07	America in Solidarity	Woolsey, Rep. Lynn (-CA)	Tacoma, WA Keynote speaker at the Northwest Progressive Convention, which included discussions about working fa... more	$882.54
	Bahar, David 11/09/07-11/10/07	Snap!VRS	Inslee, Rep. Jay (-WA)	New York, NY Meetings on promoting deaf and hard-of-hearing employment through greater access to technology	$542.58
	Poe, Rep. Ted (-TX) 11/07/07-11/08/07	Mid-Atlantic Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network - New York State Office of General Services - ... more	Poe, Rep. Ted (-TX)	Albany, NY The conference is for the purpose of training law enforcement agencies to combat gun violence.	$539.00
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