Congressional Travel for Dates 01/04/2006 to 01/07/2006

Congressional travel between 01/04/2006 and 01/07/2006

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	184	$482,652
Approved by Republicans	100	$258,062
Approved by Democrats	83	$214,036

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Brown-Waite, Rep. Ginny (-FL) 01/07/06-01/15/06	American Israel Education Foundation	Brown-Waite, Rep. Ginny (-FL)	Tel Aviv, Israel Education mission	$18,330.52
	Biggert, Rep. Judy (-IL) 01/07/06-01/15/06	American Israel Education Foundation	Biggert, Rep. Judy (-IL)	Israel Education mission	$15,721.62
	Sabo, Rep. Martin Olav (-MN) 01/06/06-01/12/06	American Association of Airport Executives	Sabo, Rep. Martin Olav (-MN)	Kona, HI 2006 Aviation Issues Conference	$10,325.00
	Cogorno, Robert Anthony 01/05/06-01/16/06	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Hoyer, Rep. Steny (-MD)	Hanoi, Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - ... more Served as a delegate on a mission of the CSIS HIV-AIDS task force to study the HIV-AIDS epidemic and... more	$9,570.00
	Shays, Rep. Christopher (-CT) 01/04/06-01/11/06	Planned Parenthood	Shays, Rep. Christopher (-CT)	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Kampala, Uganda Study tour effects of global gag rule on family planning programs and efforts to fight HIV-AIDS in A... more	$9,508.82
	Waxman, Rep. Henry (-CA) 01/03/06-01/14/06	World Jewish Congress	Waxman, Rep. Henry (-CA)	Tel Aviv, Israel Conference on U.S.-Israel relations	$9,289.60
	Estoff, Charles W 01/07/06-01/14/06	Government of Korea	Fossella, Rep. Vito (-NY)	Seoul, South Korea - Gyeongju, South Korea To meet with members of the Korean government and learn about issues to improve U.S.-ROK relations	$9,100.00
	Hawkings, Elisabeth Wright 01/04/06-01/11/06	Planned Parenthood	Shays, Rep. Christopher (-CT)	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Kampala, Uganda Study tour effects of global gag rule on family planning programs and efforts to fight HIV-AIDS in A... more	$8,754.26
	DeGette, Rep. Diana (-CO) 01/07/06-01/15/06	American Israel Education Foundation	DeGette, Rep. Diana (-CO)	Tel Aviv, Israel Education mission	$8,646.81
	Houchins, William Todd 01/02/06-01/15/06	Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs	Davis, Rep. Susan (-CA)	Beijing, China - Nanjing, China - ... more Fact-finding delegation and policy cultural exchange. Meetings with government and industry to discu... more	$8,431.00
	Boyd, Sheila K 01/02/06-01/15/06	U.S.-Asia Institute	Gregg, Sen. Judd (-NH)	China Educational and cultural exchange	$8,431.00
	Venus, Lisa Irving 01/02/06-01/15/06	Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs	Spratt, Rep. John (-SC)	Tokyo, Japan - Beijing, China - ... more Increase awareness, knowledge, and understanding of China and U.S. views and provide first-hand view... more	$8,431.00
	Rogers, Rep. Harold (-KY) 01/07/06-01/14/06	American Association of Airport Executives	Rogers, Rep. Harold (-KY)	Kona, HI Participated in 2006 Aviation Issues Conference	$7,208.76
	Knollenberg, Rep. Joe (-MI) 01/07/06-01/15/06	American Association of Airport Executives	Knollenberg, Rep. Joe (-MI)	Hawaii Conference	$7,041.12
	Lott, Sen. Trent (-MS) 01/07/06-01/13/06	American Association of Airport Executives	Lott, Sen. Trent (-MS)	Kona, HI To address conference	$6,516.60
	Riddle, Clarine N 01/04/06-01/12/06	US-ASEAN Business Council - Government of Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Lieberman, Sen. Joseph (-CT)	Bangkok, Thailand - Phuket, Thailand - ... more To deepen the knowledge and understanding of the participants with respect to the wide-ranging, deep... more	$6,346.42
	Dalley, George A 01/04/06-01/12/06	Coca-Cola Co. - FedEx Corp. - ... more	Rangel, Rep. Charles (-NY)	Bangkok, Thailand - Phuket, Thailand - ... more To become educated about the proposed U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement	$6,311.42
	Bonvillian, William B 01/06/06-01/12/06	National Academy of Sciences	Lieberman, Sen. Joseph (-CT)	Tokyo, Japan Speak at and participate in conference held by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences (NAS) and Jap... more	$6,232.14
	White, Jayme R 01/06/06-01/12/06	U.S. Colombia Business Partnership - BP Colombia	McDermott, Rep. Jim (-WA)	Cartagena, Colombia - Bogota, Colombia - ... more To learn more about a potential free trade agreement in the Columbia by discussing U.S. interests wi... more	$6,218.74
	Ryan, Rep. Tim (-OH) 01/06/06-01/13/06	Jewish Community Board of Akron	Ryan, Rep. Tim (-OH)	Tel Aviv, Israel Economic trade mission to Israel	$5,755.20
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