Congressional Travel for Dates 08/07/2005 to 08/07/2005

Congressional travel between 08/07/2005 and 08/07/2005

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	70	$243,439
Approved by Republicans	40	$105,169
Approved by Democrats	29	$137,008

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	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
	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
	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
	Miller, Jonathan N 08/07/05-08/22/05	U.S.-Asia Institute	Sarbanes, Sen. Paul (-MD)	China Meetings with numerous government officials regarding trade, housing, and economic issues	$8,878.00
	Woolsey, Rep. Lynn (-CA) 08/07/05-08/15/05	American Israel Education Foundation	Woolsey, Rep. Lynn (-CA)	Tel Aviv, Israel Education mission	$8,864.29
	Garber, Caryn E 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	$6,020.00
	Dujon, Charles 08/01/05-08/08/05	Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago	Jackson, Rep. Jesse Jr (-IL)	Tel Aviv, Israel - Jerusalem, Israel Education	$5,696.00
	Ryan, Rep. Paul (-WI) 08/04/05-08/07/05	Claremont Institute	Ryan, Rep. Paul (-WI)	Aspen, CO Rep. Ryan spoke at the Clarmeont Institute's Policy Conference regarding Social Security	$5,599.36
	Teller, Paul Scott 08/06/05-08/14/05	Claremont Institute	Pence, Rep. Mike (-IN)	Los Angeles, CA - Newport Beach, CA To participate in the Lincoln Fellowship Program, a week of seminars about the American founding and... more	$4,360.89
	Karoutsos, Demetrios 08/06/05-08/13/05	International Republican Institute	Smith, Sen. Gordon (-OR)	Monrovia, Liberia Conduct grassroots, communications, and policy development training for Liberian political parties	$3,730.65
	Ahwinona, Cynthia A 08/04/05-08/12/05	Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association	Young, Rep. Don (-AK)	Anchorage, AK To provide legislative update on Indian Health Care Improvement Act; reauthorization of appropriatio... more	$3,342.20
	Hopson, Elisha W 08/07/05-08/17/05	U.S.-China Policy Foundation	Boehlert, Rep. Sherwood (-NY)	Beijing, China To learn more about the political, social, business, and natural environment in China, and how it is... more	$3,302.00
	Farris, Amanda L 08/06/05-08/14/05	Freedom Foundation	Boehner, Rep. John (-OH)	China To participate in the seventh annual Policymaker Lecture Series and enhance their understanding of C... more	$2,977.00
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