Congressional Travel for Dates 02/18/2006 to 02/24/2006

Congressional travel between 02/18/2006 and 02/24/2006

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	144	$255,478
Approved by Republicans	82	$152,735
Approved by Democrats	61	$102,237

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Abercrombie, Rep. Neil (-HI) 02/24/06-02/27/06	AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department	Abercrombie, Rep. Neil (-HI)	San Diego, CA Deliver speech to Maritime Trades Department executive board	$1,264.41
	Moskowitz, Jedd I 02/24/06-02/26/06	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Ackerman, Rep. Gary (-NY)	Richmond, VA Education and public-policy seminars	$552.60
	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
	Alexander, Sen. Lamar (-TN) 02/21/06-02/26/06	Aspen Institute	Alexander, Sen. Lamar (-TN)	Montego Bay, Jamaica To participate in a conference on education reform	$5,400.00
	Lavender, Larry C 02/24/06-02/25/06	American Bankers Association	Bachus, Rep. Spencer (-AL)	Fort Lauderdale, FL Attend and address American Banking Conference regarding banking and financial services issues	$745.37
	Tryon, Warren 02/24/06-02/25/06	American Bankers Association	Bachus, Rep. Spencer (-AL)	Fort Lauderdale, FL To attend and speak on panels at the ABA conference regarding financial services issues	$952.97
	Bachus, Rep. Spencer (-AL) 02/22/06-02/24/06	Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.	Bachus, Rep. Spencer (-AL)	St. Louis, MO - Springfield, MO Fact-finding	$3,738.92
	Staley, Michael 02/22/06-02/26/06	Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.	Bachus, Rep. Spencer (-AL)	St. Louis, MO - Springfield, MO Fact-finding	$3,738.92
	Williams, William E 02/24/06-02/26/06	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Barrett, Rep. J Gresham (-SC)	Richmond, VA Education with focus mainly on economic policy	$552.60
	Higginbotham, Brian D 02/24/06-02/26/06	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Bennett, Sen. Robert (-UT)	Richmond, VA 2006 chiefs-of-staff retreat	$437.60
	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
	Bishop, Rep. Rob (-UT) 02/23/06-02/27/06	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Bishop, Rep. Rob (-UT)	San Diego, CA Congress-Bundestag Forum	$1,961.92
	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
	Lubin, Marcus P 02/24/06-02/26/06	George Mason University	Bonilla, Rep. Henry (-TX)	Richmond, VA Fact-finding	$481.00
	Dobrozsi, Jeffrey J 02/24/06-02/26/06	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Boustany, Rep. Charles Jr (-LA)	Richmond, VA Economic based discussion of 2006 legislation topics	$499.00
	Brownback, Sen. Sam (-KS) 02/24/06-02/25/06	Arizona Right to Life	Brownback, Sen. Sam (-KS)	Scottsdale, AZ Give the keynote address at annual gala for Arizona Right to Life	$223.84
	Brownback, Sen. Sam (-KS) 02/22/06-02/24/06	Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.	Brownback, Sen. Sam (-KS)	St. Louis, MO - Springfield, MO Fact-finding	$3,739.00
	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
	Marino, Jason W 02/24/06-02/25/06	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Byrd, Sen. Robert (-WV)	Richmond, VA A bipartisan gathering of congressional staff to discuss basic economic concepts and ideas as they r... more	$504.80
	Daiger, Amy Walters 02/18/06-02/20/06	American Youth Policy Forum	Cardin, Rep. Benjamin (-MD)	Phoenix, AZ Tour and visit schools in Arizona that have proven programs that integrate academic studies with civ... more	$1,050.00
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