Congressional Travel for Dates 08/24/2005 to 08/26/2005

Congressional travel between 08/24/2005 and 08/26/2005

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	173	$654,535
Approved by Republicans	105	$469,428
Approved by Democrats	71	$188,674

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Martin, John P 08/26/05-09/01/05	American Farm Bureau Federation	Bishop, Rep. Sanford Jr (-GA)	San Francisco, CA - Sacramento, CA To better understand the federal issues effecting western agriculture. Discussed immigration, endang... more	$1,050.00
	Salazar, Sen. Ken (-CO) 08/26/05-08/27/05	Pueblo Chamber of Commerce	Salazar, Sen. Ken (-CO)	Pueblo, CO Annual elected officials event sponsored by Pueblo Chamber of Commerce	$79.00
	Jones, Amy Stephenson 08/26/05-08/26/05	PPL Corp.	Pitts, Rep. Joseph (-PA)	Pennsylvania Fact-finding trip to learn more about coal-fired and nuclear power plants in order to be able to int... more	$486.73
	Ford, Rep. Harold (-TN) 08/26/05-08/26/05	Tennessee Black Health Care Commission	Ford, Rep. Harold (-TN)	Memphis, TN - Nashville, TN Annual Health Summit of Minority Communities luncheon speaker	$529.90
	Sepucha, Robert C Jr 08/26/05-08/26/05	Tennessee Department of Health Office of Minority Health	Ford, Rep. Harold (-TN)	Nashville, TN Accompany Rep. Ford to his speech at the 10th Annual Minority Health Summit in Nashville, Tenn.	$436.91
	Fisher, Tammy T 08/26/05-08/28/05	Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association - Texas Farm Credit - ... more	Brady, Rep. Kevin (-TX)	McAllen, TX Research on border agriculture-related trade, education on agriculture industries in Texas	$972.00
	Ariel, Judah J 08/26/05-09/05/05	U.S.-Indonesia Society	Blumenauer, Rep. Earl (-OR)	Medan, Indonesia - Banda Aceh, Indonesia - ... more Congressional staff fact-finding mission to Indonesia	$4,473.00
	McCannell, Christopher 08/26/05-09/03/05	U.S.-Indonesia Society	Crowley, Rep. Joseph (-NY)	Banda Aceh, Indonesia - Singapore Study visit to see tsunami rebuilding in Aceh, and meeting with government officials in Jakarta	$4,473.00
	Obermann, Richard M 08/26/05-08/31/05	Brazilian Intellectual Property Association	Gordon, Rep. Bart (-TN)	Sao Paulo, Brazil To participate in a conference on U.S.-Russia-Europe relations	$2,442.00
	Konz, Jill M 08/26/05-09/03/05	U.S.-Indonesia Society	Hagel, Sen. Chuck (-NE)	Indonesia Fact-finding	$4,477.00
	Britton, Nathan 08/26/05-09/03/05	U.S.-Indonesia Society	Lee, Rep. Barbara (-CA)	Jakarta, Indonesia Fact-finding	$4,473.00
	Hughes, Sean 08/26/05-09/03/05	U.S.-Indonesia Society	McDermott, Rep. Jim (-WA)	Singapore - Jakarta, Indonesia - ... more Fact-finding mission	$4,473.00
	Richards, John E 08/26/05-09/02/05	Alliance to Save Energy	Rockefeller, Sen. John (-WV)	Berlin, Germany - Stuttgart, Germany - ... more Fact-finding trip to assess energy-efficient projects and energy-efficient manufacturing operations	$3,227.75
	Brill, Alex 08/26/05-09/02/05	American Council on Germany	Thomas, Rep. Bill (-CA)	Munich, Germany - Berlin, Germany Educational; exchange program of young leaders	$2,075.00
	Hayworth, Rep. JD (-AZ) 08/25/05-08/26/05	Center for the Study of Popular Culture	Hayworth, Rep. JD (-AZ)	Los Angeles, CA To deliver a breakfast keynote speech to an audience gathered for a day-long conference on the issue... more	$2,226.44
	Conyers, Rep. John Jr (-MI) 08/25/05-08/26/05	Trumpets Awards Foundation	Conyers, Rep. John Jr (-MI)	Detroit, MI - Atlanta, GA International Civil Rights Walk of Fame - honor	$143.00
	Gillies, David C 08/25/05-08/26/05	Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago	Costello, Rep. Jerry (-IL)	Chicago, IL Tour the Jewish Federation's social service agencies	$627.95
	Donahue, Krista E 08/25/05-08/26/05	Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago	Durbin, Sen. Richard (-IL)	Chicago, IL Tour of social service facilities	$647.95
	Solomon, Ian H 08/25/05-08/27/05	Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago	Obama, Sen. Barack (-IL)	Chicago, IL Educational fact-finding trip to observe and understand social service programs of the Jewish Federa... more	$558.00
	Hurwit, Cathy 08/25/05-08/26/05	Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago	Schakowsky, Rep. Janice (-IL)	Chicago, IL Educational	$527.00
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