Congressional Travel for Dates 08/06/2005 to 08/14/2005

Congressional travel between 08/06/2005 and 08/14/2005

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	296	$725,068
Approved by Republicans	151	$281,725
Approved by Democrats	145	$445,371

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Cummisky, Margaret L 08/14/05-08/18/05	General Communication Inc.	Inouye, Sen. Daniel (-HI)	Alaska Fact-finding trip on telecommunications services provided to rural, isolated communities	$1,617.00
	Morrison, Ruth J 08/14/05-08/18/05	General Communication Inc.	Towns, Rep. Edolphus (-NY)	Anchorage, AK Congressional staff retreat	$2,310.00
	Sullivan, Michael C 08/14/05-08/18/05	General Communication Inc.	Ensign, Sen. John (-NV)	Anchorage, AK - Dillingham, AK Fact-finding related to telecommunications industry	$1,617.00
	Anderson, E Courtney 08/14/05-08/17/05	General Communication Inc.	DeMint, Sen. Jim (-SC)	Anchorage, AK - Dillingham, AK Educational	$2,226.00
	Doolittle, Rep. John (-CA) 08/14/05-08/17/05	Heritage Foundation - Pepperdine University	Doolittle, Rep. John (-CA)	Malibu, CA Educational congressional retreat	$2,008.06
	Lavery, Theresa 08/14/05-08/17/05	GCI Telecommunications	Barton, Rep. Joe (-TX)	Anchorage, AK - Dillingham, AK - ... more Rural telecommunications site visit	$2,234.00
	Schuemann, Hollyn Kidd 08/14/05-08/17/05	General Communication Inc.	Radanovich, Rep. George (-CA)	Anchorage, AK - Dillingham, AK To see GCI and their efforts and program as a full-service telecommunications provider and as a faci... more	$2,234.00
	Smith, Kristin M 08/14/05-08/17/05	General Communication Inc.	Snowe, Sen. Olympia (-ME)	Anchorage, AK - Dillingham, AK - ... more To better understand how the universal service program assists schools, libraries and rural health c... more	$2,605.00
	Bannon, Ellynne 08/14/05-08/16/05	American Association of Community Colleges	Miller, Rep. George (-CA)	Reno, NV - Lake Tahoe, CA Brief the state chancellors and directors about the Higher Education Act reauthorization and to disc... more	$918.87
	Kolbe, Rep. Jim (-AZ) 08/13/05-08/21/05	Australian American Leadership Dialogue	Kolbe, Rep. Jim (-AZ)	Sydney, Australia Participate in Leadership Dialogue meetings	$5,185.82
	Buhl, Cynthia Maureen 08/13/05-08/20/05	Save the Children	McGovern, Rep. James (-MA)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Dukem, Ethiopia - ... more Visit and review USAID-funded child survival, maternal and child health care, HIV-AIDS, orphans and ... more	$3,110.35
	Press, Jordan 08/13/05-08/20/05	Save the Children	Shays, Rep. Christopher (-CT)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia To learn how Save the Children works with U.S. government and private funds to address the needs of ... more	$3,110.35
	Stoneman, Shelly O 08/13/05-08/20/05	Save the Children	Rothman, Rep. Steven (-NJ)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Fact-finding; educational; learn about Save the Children's foreign aid projects in Ethiopia	$3,110.35
	Tsentas, Christos 08/13/05-08/20/05	Save the Children	Lee, Rep. Barbara (-CA)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Observe save the children programs for orphans and vulnerable children, supplementary feeding and HI... more	$3,110.35
	Geoffrey, James E II 08/13/05-08/18/05	Potomac Foundation	Brownback, Sen. Sam (-KS)	Georgia, Republic of (No city specified) Congressional delegation	$3,487.65
	Johnson, Justin T 08/13/05-08/18/05	Potomac Foundation	Brownback, Sen. Sam (-KS)	Georgia, Republic of (No city specified) Congressional delegation	$3,487.65
	Laird, Joe D 08/13/05-08/18/05	Potomac Foundation	Akin, Rep. Todd (-MO)	Tbilisi, Georgia, Republic of Learn more out the Republic of Gergia and discuss with them the opportunity of NATO expansion and EU... more	$3,487.65
	Lavender, Larry C 08/13/05-08/18/05	Potomac Foundation	Bachus, Rep. Spencer (-AL)	Tbilisi, Georgia, Republic of Education and fact-finding regarding the emerging democracy in Georgia	$3,487.65
	Schmidt, Julie Ann 08/13/05-08/18/05	Potomac Foundation	Linder, Rep. John (-GA)	Tbilisi, Georgia, Republic of NATO expansion, military reform, and regional development discussions with members from Georgian Min... more	$3,737.65
	Urey, Richard L 08/13/05-08/18/05	Potomac Foundation	Berkley, Rep. Shelley (-NV)	Tbilisi, Georgia, Republic of Observe democracy building efforts in Republic of Georgia through meeting with prime minister, Parli... more	$3,667.65
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