Congressional Travel for Dates 08/05/2005 to 08/08/2005

Congressional travel between 08/05/2005 and 08/08/2005

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	175	$535,708
Approved by Republicans	104	$181,454
Approved by Democrats	70	$352,992

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Ruppersberger, Rep. Dutch (-MD) 08/08/05-08/15/05	American Israel Education Foundation	Ruppersberger, Rep. Dutch (-MD)	Israel Educational fact-finding mission	$16,374.78
	Carnahan, Rep. Russ (-MO) 08/08/05-08/15/05	American Israel Education Foundation	Carnahan, Rep. Russ (-MO)	Tel Aviv, Israel Education mission	$16,020.14
	Hoyer, Rep. Steny (-MD) 08/08/05-08/15/05	American Israel Education Foundation	Hoyer, Rep. Steny (-MD)	Jerusalem, Israel - Tel Aviv, Israel Education mission	$15,955.78
	Lantos, Rep. Tom (-CA) 07/31/05-08/13/05	American Jewish Congress	Lantos, Rep. Tom (-CA)	Zagreb, Croatia - Opatija, Croatia - ... more Visit to survey economic recovery of Balkan region and to meet with public officials	$15,914.33
	Kirk, Rep. Mark (-IL) 08/07/05-08/12/05	Friends of the Israel Defense Forces	Kirk, Rep. Mark (-IL)	Tel Aviv, Israel - Jerusalem, Israel Fact-finding trip on the U.S.-Israel Alliance	$15,026.00
	Schwartz, Rep. Allyson (-PA) 08/08/05-08/14/05	American Israel Education Foundation	Schwartz, Rep. Allyson (-PA)	Jerusalem, Israel Education mission	$14,650.28
	Berkley, Rep. Shelley (-NV) 08/08/05-08/15/05	American Israel Education Foundation	Berkley, Rep. Shelley (-NV)	Israel Educational mission	$14,359.94
	Israel, Rep. Steve (-NY) 08/08/05-08/15/05	American Israel Education Foundation	Israel, Rep. Steve (-NY)	Tel Aviv, Israel - Jerusalem, Israel Educational; to see first-hand the pressing issues in the Middle East, particularly disengagement	$14,144.78
	Salazar, Rep. John (-CO) 08/08/05-08/15/05	American Israel Education Foundation	Salazar, Rep. John (-CO)	Tel Aviv, Israel Education mission	$14,119.78
	Waxman, Rep. Henry (-CA) 08/08/05-08/14/05	American Israel Education Foundation	Waxman, Rep. Henry (-CA)	Tel Aviv, Israel Education mission regarding U.S.-Israel relations, followed by government business meetings and site... more	$13,980.78
	Huynh, Onong Quy 08/07/05-08/22/05	Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs - U.S.-Asia Institute	Baucus, Sen. Max (-MT)	Beijing, China - Inner Mongolia, China - ... more Fact-finding trip to China on trade issues	$12,500.00
	Langevin, Rep. Jim (-RI) 08/08/05-08/15/05	American Israel Education Foundation	Langevin, Rep. Jim (-RI)	Israel Educational and fact-finding mission	$12,493.39
	Jackson, Rep. Jesse Jr (-IL) 08/01/05-08/08/05	Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago	Jackson, Rep. Jesse Jr (-IL)	Tel Aviv, Israel - Jerusalem, Israel Fact-finding	$11,392.00
	Rendon, Florencio H 08/01/05-08/14/05	Law Offices of Filemon Vela	Ortiz, Rep. Solomon (-TX)	Singapore - Beijing, China - ... more Fact-finding	$11,100.00
	Ortiz, Rep. Solomon (-TX) 08/01/05-08/14/05	Law Offices of Filemon Vela	Ortiz, Rep. Solomon (-TX)	Singapore - Beijing, China - ... more Fact-finding	$11,100.00
	Kirkham, Peter Andrew 08/06/05-08/21/05	Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs - U.S.-Asia Institute	Cole, Rep. Tom (-OK)	Beijing, China - Shanghai, China - ... more This trip was approved under the Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange Act. Its purpose was to disc... more	$9,580.00
	Larkin, Kellie 08/06/05-08/21/05	Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs - U.S.-Asia Institute	Gutierrez, Rep. Luis (-IL)	Beijing, China - Shanghai, China - ... more Policy meetings with government officials in each location; met with businessmen, academics and stud... more	$9,580.00
	Mills, Edward J M 08/06/05-08/22/05	Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs - U.S.-Asia Institute	Maloney, Rep. Carolyn (-NY)	Beijing, China - Harbin, China - ... more An educational exchange to learn more about the economy, the people, culture and government of China	$9,278.00
	Bounds, Tucker S 08/07/05-08/22/05	U.S.-Asia Institute	Smith, Sen. Gordon (-OR)	China Participation in an exchange program to promote mutual understanding between the United States and t... more	$8,968.00
	Costa, Rep. Jim (-CA) 08/08/05-08/15/05	American Israel Education Foundation	Costa, Rep. Jim (-CA)	Israel Education mission	$8,954.12
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