Congressional Travel for Dates 02/23/2008 to 02/26/2008

Congressional travel between 02/23/2008 and 02/26/2008

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	73	$124,601
Approved by Republicans	46	$64,180
Approved by Democrats	26	$59,932

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Carnahan, Rep. Russ (-MO) 02/15/08-02/24/08	Population Action International	Carnahan, Rep. Russ (-MO)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Broaden understanding of Ethiopian development challenges	$18,420.00
	Price, Rep. Tom (-GA) 02/16/08-02/23/08	International Management and Development Institute	Price, Rep. Tom (-GA)	Dresden, Germany - Vaduz, Liechtenstein U.S.-German congressional roundtable	$17,380.51
	Rucks, Jonathan James 02/15/08-02/24/08	Population Action International	Oberstar, Rep. James (-MN)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Broaden understanding of Ethiopian development challenges	$14,740.00
	Hoffman, Andria 02/15/08-02/24/08	Population Action International	Kirk, Rep. Mark (-IL)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Broaden understanding of Ethiopian development challenges	$7,910.00
	Haldeman, Jeremy K 02/15/08-02/24/08	Population Action International	Carnahan, Rep. Russ (-MO)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Conducted oversight of U.S.-funded programs from President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, met wit... more	$7,710.00
	Hardin, Helen 02/22/08-02/24/08	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Wamp, Rep. Zach (-TN)	Baltimore, MD Chiefs-of-staff retreat	$4,014.70
	Buyer, Rep. Steve (-IN) 02/22/08-02/25/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Buyer, Rep. Steve (-IN)	Charleston, SC Attend meeting between members of Congress and members of the German Bundestag	$4,000.00
	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
	Welter, Timothy M 02/22/08-02/25/08	4th Congressional Committee for National Health Insurance - German Marshall Fund of the United States	Buyer, Rep. Steve (-IN)	Charleston, SC Attend meeting between members of Congress and members of the German Bundestag	$4,000.00
	Van Der Heide, Jennifer 02/20/08-02/24/08	International Republican Institute	Honda, Rep. Mike (-CA)	Bogota, Colombia Training with Colombia's Afro-Colombian Caucus	$2,903.28
	Bishop, Rep. Rob (-UT) 02/22/08-02/25/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Bishop, Rep. Rob (-UT)	Charleston, SC Attend meeting between members of Congress and members of the German Bundestag	$2,630.00
	Kingston, Rep. Jack (-GA) 02/22/08-02/23/08	HBO	Kingston, Rep. Jack (-GA)	Los Angeles, CA Serve as guest on Bill Maher show	$2,085.89
	Parra, Jose D 02/18/08-02/25/08	National Democratic Institute	Honda, Rep. Mike (-CA)	Bogota, Colombia The traveler made nine presentations to members and staff of eight political parties in Columbia. Th... more	$1,994.45
	McCollum, Rep. Betty (-MN) 02/23/08-02/25/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States - Robert Bosch Stiftung	McCollum, Rep. Betty (-MN)	Charleston, SC Attend meeting between members of Congress and members of the German Bundestag	$1,720.00
	Bornstein, Rachael Ann 02/23/08-02/25/08	Healthcare Information Management Systems Society	Kennedy, Rep. Patrick (-RI)	Orlando, FL Overall briefings on how information technology can be used to improve the quality of health care, i... more	$1,455.00
	Rones, Julie E 02/23/08-02/26/08	Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society	Towns, Rep. Edolphus (-NY)	Orlando, FL Annual conference for the purpose of promoting education and health information technology solutions	$1,418.26
	Wilson, Rep. Joe (-SC) 02/22/08-02/24/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States - Robert Bosch Stiftung	Wilson, Rep. Joe (-SC)	Charleston, SC Attend meeting between members of Congress and members of the German Bundestag	$1,400.00
	Wilson, Rep. Joe (-SC) 02/22/08-02/24/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Wilson, Rep. Joe (-SC)	Charleston, SC Attend meeting between members of Congress and members of the German Bundestag	$1,350.00
	Hastings, Rep. Doc (-WA) 02/24/08-02/25/08	Waste Management Symposia Inc.	Hastings, Rep. Doc (-WA)	Phoenix, AZ Gave keynote speech at Waste Management Symposia's 2008 conference on nuclear waste clean-up	$1,339.34
	Hagel, Sen. Chuck (-NE) 02/24/08-02/25/08	Barclays Capital	Hagel, Sen. Chuck (-NE)	Key Biscayne, FL Give keynote address at Barclays' annual conference.	$1,233.00
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