Congressional Travel for Dates 02/17/2006 to 02/18/2006

Congressional travel between 02/17/2006 and 02/18/2006

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	28	$104,372
Approved by Republicans	18	$71,022
Approved by Democrats	10	$33,350

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Konz, Jill M 02/18/06-02/25/06	Government of Japan	Hagel, Sen. Chuck (-NE)	Japan Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act trip	$16,364.07
	Sensenbrenner, Rep. F James Jr (-WI) 02/18/06-02/24/06	International Management and Development Institute	Sensenbrenner, Rep. F James Jr (-WI)	Vaduz, Liechtenstein - Berlin, Germany Meet with officials regarding counterterrorism, homeland security, trade, technology, judicial affai... more	$11,957.43
	Hoagland, G William 02/18/06-02/25/06	Government of Japan	Frist, Sen. Bill (-TN)	Tokyo, Japan - Kyoto, Japan Meet with government officials - Diet members - bipartisan House-Senate	$10,453.00
	Chon, Julie Y 02/18/06-02/25/06	Government of Japan	Reid, Sen. Harry (-NV)	Japan Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange Act (MECEA) congressional staff trip to enhance understanding... more	$10,453.00
	Hinchey, Rep. Maurice (-NY) 02/18/06-02/26/06	Aspen Institute	Hinchey, Rep. Maurice (-NY)	Montego Bay, Jamaica To participate in a conference on education reform	$6,565.92
	Lawrence, Emily 02/18/06-02/25/06	International Center for Research on Women	McCollum, Rep. Betty (-MN)	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Child marriage fact-finding trip	$3,999.31
	Istook, Rep. Ernest Jr (-OK) 02/16/06-02/19/06	Club for Growth	Istook, Rep. Ernest Jr (-OK)	Miami, FL Speaking engagement for the Club for Growth annual member conference	$3,641.91
	Shadegg, Rep. John (-AZ) 02/16/06-02/19/06	Club for Growth	Shadegg, Rep. John (-AZ)	Fort Lauderdale, FL Speaking engagement	$3,330.92
	Apperson, Jay 02/18/06-02/25/06	Atlantic Council of the United States	Chambliss, Sen. Saxby (-GA)	Brussels, Belgium Congressional staff delegation to NATO and the European Union	$3,298.30
	Parkin, L Shaun 02/18/06-02/25/06	Atlantic Council of the United States - U.S. Mission to the European Union - ... more	Bennett, Sen. Robert (-UT)	Brussels, Belgium Educational - better understanding of U.S.-NATO-EU relations	$3,298.30
	Ryn, Rexon 02/18/06-02/25/06	Atlantic Council of the United States	Hagel, Sen. Chuck (-NE)	Brussels, Belgium - Switzerland Consultations with NATO and EU officials	$3,298.00
	Diamond, Howard 02/18/06-02/25/06	Atlantic Council of the United States - U.S. Mission to the European Union - ... more	Ackerman, Rep. Gary (-NY)	Brussels, Belgium Fact-finding	$3,298.00
	Blackburn, Rep. Marsha (-TN) 02/17/06-02/19/06	Club for Growth	Blackburn, Rep. Marsha (-TN)	Fort Lauderdale, FL Speaking engagement for Club for Growth annual member conference	$2,590.98
	Garrett, Rep. Scott (-NJ) 02/18/06-02/20/06	Women of the Storm	Garrett, Rep. Scott (-NJ)	New Orleans, LA Fact-finding and educational trip regarding Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in Louisiana-New Orlean... more	$2,567.20
	Musgrave, Rep. Marilyn (-CO) 02/17/06-02/19/06	Club for Growth	Musgrave, Rep. Marilyn (-CO)	Miami, FL Speaking engagement for Club for Growth annual member conference in Aventura, Fla.	$2,539.56
	Adams, Gregory E 02/18/06-02/27/06	Refugees International	Watson, Rep. Diane (-CA)	Saidpur, Bangladesh - Dhaka, Bangladesh Investigate plight of stateless people living in refugee camps in Bangladesh	$2,123.46
	Waxman, Rep. Henry (-CA) 02/16/06-02/20/06	Generic Pharmaceutical Association	Waxman, Rep. Henry (-CA)	Boca Raton, FL Conference on generic drugs	$1,927.22
	Flake, Rep. Jeff (-AZ) 02/17/06-02/18/06	Club for Growth	Flake, Rep. Jeff (-AZ)	Fort Lauderdale, FL Speaking engagement for the Club for Growth annual member conference	$1,772.48
	Olavarria, Esther M 02/18/06-02/20/06	Border Action Network for Human Rights	Kennedy, Sen. Edward "Ted" (-MA)	Arizona Examine border security and human rights	$1,768.58
	Clark, Bryan C 02/17/06-02/20/06	Border Action Network for Human Rights	Brownback, Sen. Sam (-KS)	California - New Mexico Meet with Border Patrol, port-of-entry directors, local police departments, school officials, health... more	$1,577.04
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