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Hellholes

This page shows trips to locations that are usually not considered desirable. Often they are to places marred by violence or other harsh conditions. Sometimes, this designation is time-sensitive, such as after natural disasters.

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	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	205	$856,965
Approved by Republicans	106	$361,114
Approved by Democrats	98	$492,766

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Heenan, Lucy 03/20/08-03/29/08	RESULTS Educational Fund	Lowey, Rep. Nita (-NY)	Dhaka, Bangladesh - Delhi, India The purpose is to experience first hand the progress in and challenges to tuberculosis and HIV effor... more	$5,435.84
	Orr, Ashley M 03/20/08-03/29/08	RESULTS Educational Fund	Miller, Rep. Brad (-NC)	Dhaka, Bangladesh - Delhi, India The purpose is to experience first hand the progress in and challenges to tuberculosis and HIV effor... more	$5,420.86
	Dinkler, Carling L 11/26/07-12/02/07	Defense Forum Foundation	Tanner, Rep. John (-TN)	Western Sahara Tour of refugee camps	$1,751.00
	Harsha, Daniel 11/26/07-12/02/07	Defense Forum Foundation	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA)	Tindouf, Algeria - Algiers, Algeria Meet with refugee advocates, parliamentarians and educators	$1,751.00
	Lavin, Kelly L 11/26/07-12/02/07	Defense Forum Foundation	English, Rep. Phil (-PA)	Algiers, Algeria - Tindouf, Algeria - ... more To participate in a fact-finding mission about the refugee camps and the overall humanitarian situat... more	$1,751.00
	Medley, Megan L 11/26/07-12/02/07	Defense Forum Foundation	Aderholt, Rep. Robert (-AL)	Algiers, Algeria - Western Sahara To participate in a fact-finding mission on the refugee camp situation in the Western Sahara	$1,751.00
	Harper, William 11/25/07-12/09/07	International Committee of the Red Cross	McCollum, Rep. Betty (-MN)	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo - Kigali, Rwanda Meeting with U.S. embassy in Congo, ICRC staff briefings, field visits to protection, development an... more	$3,960.00
	Striebel Priest, Erica A 11/25/07-12/03/07	International Committee of the Red Cross	Crenshaw, Rep. Ander (-FL)	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo - Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo - ... more To learn about the ICRC's humanitarian work and concerns in the Republic of Congo	$5,426.00
	DuBois, Charles M 11/25/07-12/02/07	International Committee of the Red Cross	Bond, Sen. Christopher (-MO)	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo - Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo - ... more To learn about the ICRC's mission and the current state of affairs in the Democratic Republic of Con... more	$4,227.00
	Halloran, Lawrence J 10/26/07-11/02/07	International Republican Institute	Davis, Rep. Tom (-VA)	Islamabad, Pakistan - Lahore, Pakistan Mission to monitor Pakistani parliamentary and provincial elections	$5,839.61
	Conyers, Rep. John Jr (-MI) 10/07/07-10/08/07	Institute of Black World 21st Century	Conyers, Rep. John Jr (-MI)	Port-au-Prince, Haiti Meet with Haitian government officials	$750.00
	Denby, Phillip 05/27/07-06/03/07	Defense Forum Foundation	DeMint, Sen. Jim (-SC)	Tindouf, Algeria - Western Sahara - ... more Fact-finding mission to Sahrawi refugee camps	$1,835.00
	Ramirez, Tina M 05/27/07-06/03/07	Defense Forum Foundation	Franks, Rep. Trent (-AZ)	Tindouf, Algeria - Algiers, Algeria Met with government officials in Algiers to discuss refugee situation and then met with Polisario an... more	$1,835.00
	Lennan, Rachel 04/15/07-04/23/07	International Republican Institute	Dreier, Rep. David (-CA)	Abuja, Nigeria - Gombe, Nigeria In Abuja, attended briefings and trainings related to the EU; in Gombe, met with election officials ... more	$6,537.63
	Walker, Beau T 04/15/07-04/23/07	International Republican Institute	Boozman, Rep. John (-AR)	Abuja, Nigeria Election observer and met with U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, election commissioner and city officials	$6,670.86
	Ross, Thomas 04/15/07-04/22/07	International Republican Institute	Price, Rep. David (-NC)	Abuja, Nigeria - Lagos, Nigeria Election observing	$6,957.88
	Gibbons, Emily 03/30/07-04/08/07	RESULTS Educational Fund	Engel, Rep. Eliot (-NY)	Dhaka, Bangladesh - Delhi, India The purpose is to experience firsthand the progress in and challenges to TB and HIV efforts in two d... more	$5,338.00
	Harper, William 03/30/07-04/08/07	RESULTS Educational Fund	McCollum, Rep. Betty (-MN)	Bangladesh - India Congressional educational trip to understand efforts to control TB and TB-HIV and microcredit progra... more	$5,780.00
	Lowenstein, Jeffrey H 03/30/07-04/08/07	RESULTS Educational Fund	Schiff, Rep. Adam (-CA)	Dhaka, Bangladesh - Delhi, India Attend RESULTS US Congressional Educational Trip to Bangladesh and India: Understanding Efforts to C... more	$5,885.29
	Tsentas, Christos 03/30/07-04/08/07	RESULTS Educational Fund	Lee, Rep. Barbara (-CA)	Dhaka, Bangladesh - Delhi, India Site meetings with microfinance, tuberculosis and HIV programs; meetings with government health mini... more	$5,802.62
205 results

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Destination categories are based on the locations traveled to and make no assertions as to the actual activity of the traveler.