Congressional Travel for Dates 02/18/2008 to 05/22/2008

Congressional travel between 02/18/2008 and 05/22/2008

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	376	$691,502
Approved by Republicans	147	$324,490
Approved by Democrats	228	$364,976

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Saito, Blaine G 03/24/08-03/25/08	Campaign for Public Health	Abercrombie, Rep. Neil (-HI)	Atlanta, GA Various meetings with the leadership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about program... more	$703.43
	Abercrombie, Rep. Neil (-HI) 02/28/08-03/01/08	AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department	Abercrombie, Rep. Neil (-HI)	San Diego, CA - Honolulu, HI Provided remarks on national security and labor issues and how it relates to the U.S. maritime indus... more	$1,310.76
	Abercrombie, Rep. Neil (-HI) 05/16/08-05/18/08	U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress	Abercrombie, Rep. Neil (-HI)	Salt Lake City, UT Congressional study group on Germany	$1,311.00
	Moskowitz, Jedd I 02/22/08-02/24/08	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Ackerman, Rep. Gary (-NY)	Baltimore, MD Seminars and lectures on public policy issues including the role of a free-market economy in influen... more	$576.00
	Ackerman, Rep. Gary (-NY) 03/24/08-03/30/08	Aspen Institute	Ackerman, Rep. Gary (-NY)	Lanai, HI The subject of the conference, U.S.-China Relations, direcly relates to Rep. Ackerman's work as a se... more	$0.00
	Akaka, Sen. Daniel (-HI) 03/24/08-03/27/08	Aspen Institute	Akaka, Sen. Daniel (-HI)	Lanai, HI Meetings on U.S.-China relations	$1,845.00
	Protic, Paul B 02/22/08-02/24/08	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Akin, Rep. Todd (-MO)	Baltimore, MD Chiefs-of-staff retreat	$428.00
	Lexer, Susan L 02/21/08-02/22/08	Catholic Health Association	Allen, Rep. Tom (-ME)	Baltimore, MD Panel discussions on Medicare and employer-sponsored health insurance	$307.46
	Rothschild, Bernard 03/22/08-03/29/08	Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists of Turkey	Bachmann, Rep. Michele (-MN)	Istanbul, Turkey - Ankara, Turkey - ... more Fact-finding trip to Turkey	$2,875.00
	Shouppe, Clinton 03/15/08-03/22/08	Turkish Cultural Center New York	Bachus, Rep. Spencer (-AL)	Istanbul, Turkey - Ankara, Turkey Meetings with various local and federal government officials as well as clergy, journalists and head... more	$2,550.00
	Bachus, Rep. Spencer (-AL) 05/08/08-05/10/08	U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress	Bachus, Rep. Spencer (-AL)	Memphis, TN To attend a seminar for legislators from Turkey and the U.S. to discuss U.S.-Turkish relations	$2,650.42
	Dohrmann, Andrew C 03/25/08-03/27/08	Washington Public Utility Districts Association	Baird, Rep. Brian (-WA)	Wenatchee, WA Energy briefing, visits to Rocky Reach Dam, Douglas County PUD and Wanapum Dam	$1,100.20
	Pika, Elizabeth Ann 02/21/08-02/22/08	Catholic Health Association	Baldwin, Rep. Tammy (-WI)	Baltimore, MD Health policy retreat for senior congressional staff	$307.46
	Baldwin, Rep. Tammy (-WI) 02/19/08-02/20/08	Smith College	Baldwin, Rep. Tammy (-WI)	Northampton, MA To speak at college and receive award for service in Congress	$842.44
	Barrett, Rep. J Gresham (-SC) 02/22/08-02/25/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Barrett, Rep. J Gresham (-SC)	Charleston, SC Attend meeting between members of Congress and members of the German Bundestag	$4,000.00
	Jones, Meredith A 02/22/08-02/23/08	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Barrow, Rep. John (-GA)	Baltimore, MD Chiefs-of-staff retreat	$214.00
	Shah, Aarti V 03/26/08-03/28/08	Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation	Barton, Rep. Joe (-TX)	Boston, MA Presentations by various MIT faculty and affiliates	$1,284.89
	Fried, Neil Ray 03/18/08-03/19/08	Verizon Communications Inc.	Barton, Rep. Joe (-TX)	New York, NY Verizon Wireless conference concerning development of wireless devices and applications	$450.00
	Fried, Neil Ray 05/18/08-05/19/08	National Cable and Telecommunications Association	Barton, Rep. Joe (-TX)	New Orleans, LA To attend panel discussion on video-on-demand technologies; to participate as a panelist on the cong... more	$1,096.68
	Barthold, Thomas A 03/27/08-03/30/08	National Bureau of Economic Research	Baucus, Sen. Max (-MT)	Fort Myers, FL To attend a research conference on measuring tax expenditures and economic effects of tax expenditur... more	$1,810.00
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