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Rep. Bennie Thompson ( - Mississippi, 2nd) In Office - Privately Financed Travel

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	No.	Cost
Trips Approved	90	$178,076
Trips Taken	55	$113,854
Top Staff Traveler	5	$9,962	- Christopher W Espy

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View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 08/13/09-08/16/09	Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute	Tunica, MS Attended the annual policy conference of the CBC Institute to discuss current legislation impacting ... more	$870.00
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 08/03/09-08/03/09	Florida Airports Council	Miami, FL Delivered speech on homeland security issues as they relate to the industry, and toured Fusion Cente... more	$0.00
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 05/23/09-05/25/09	Coalition of Black Trade Unionists	Atlanta, GA Attended conference and provided a legislative update on issues of interest to the sponsoring organi... more	$811.20
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 04/16/09-04/17/09	Harvard University Kennedy School of Government	Boston, MA Was the opening speaker at the school's Fifth Annual Black Policy Conference	$976.77
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 02/26/09-02/27/09	AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department	Miami, FL Participated in discussions about what steps and procedures are necessary to maintain a secure marit... more	$1,100.00
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 12/01/08-12/03/08	American Shipbuilding Association	Orlando, FL Participated in panel discussions with other members of Congress and the shipbuilding industry	$1,057.10
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 11/17/08-11/18/08	Williams College	Williamstown, MA Participated in and moderated discussion as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus	$1,170.50
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 11/06/08-11/09/08	New York Carib News	St. Maarten Attend conference and meetings to give a perspective on committee chairmanship and legislation	$1,400.00
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 10/12/08-10/13/08	Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute	Minneapolis, MN To speak at town hall meeting on the economic crisis	$249.00
	Pluviose-Fenton, Veronique 08/15/08-08/23/08	Rumi Forum for Interfaith Dialogue	Istanbul, Turkey - Ankara, Turkey To participate in meetings and dialogue about Turkish political, economic, educational and social is... more	$3,390.00
	Salayandia, Marisela 08/15/08-08/23/08	Rumi Forum for Interfaith Dialogue	Ankara, Turkey - Istanbul, Turkey Fact-finding field trip to Turkey	$3,390.00
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 08/14/08-08/17/08	Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute	Tunica, MS To attend annual policy conference and lead policy discussions	$627.00
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 06/30/08-06/30/08	United Steelworkers of America	Las Vegas, NV To deliver a speech at the USW convention	$610.36
	Gutter, Karis T 05/24/08-05/31/08	Turkish Cultural Center New York	Istanbul, Turkey - Ankara, Turkey Fact-finding trip for better understanding of Turkish society and politics.	$2,870.00
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 05/23/08-05/25/08	Coalition of Black Trade Unionists	St. Louis, MO Keynote speaker at the coalition's annual convention	$182.00
	Herrera-Flanigan, Jessica Rae 05/16/08-05/18/08	Democratic Leadership Council	Hot Springs, VA To participate in discussions about on border and immigration issues, nuclear energy security, finan... more	$1,359.35
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 03/17/08-03/17/08	Law Enforcement Executive Development Association	Daytona Beach, FL Rep. Thompson delivered a keynote address about homeland security issues that affect law enforcement	$1,215.00
	Cohen, Rosaline 01/06/08-01/13/08	American Israel Education Foundation	Tel Aviv, Israel Meetings with government officials, journalists, historians and citizens to discuss the current land... more	$7,922.99
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 11/10/07-11/12/07	New York Carib News	Antigua and Barbuda Attend meetings and events that involved the promotion of trade and meaningful connection between th... more	$1,528.60
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 10/17/07-10/28/07	Omaha Association of Black Firefighters	Omaha, NE Deliver keynote address at International Association of Black Professional Firefighters North Centra... more	$639.66
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