Congressional Travel for Dates 08/13/2006 to 08/16/2006

Congressional travel between 08/13/2006 and 08/16/2006

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	87	$225,964
Approved by Republicans	41	$132,313
Approved by Democrats	46	$93,650

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Wicker, Rep. Roger (-MS) 08/12/06-08/20/06	Aspen Institute	Wicker, Rep. Roger (-MS)	Krakow, Poland To participate in a conference on U.S.-Russia-Europe relations	$8,439.00
	Weiner, Rep. Anthony (-NY) 08/07/06-08/14/06	Jewish Community Relations Council of New York	Weiner, Rep. Anthony (-NY)	Israel Fact-finding mission re: Israel defending itself against Hezbollah	$6,480.00
	Waxman, Rep. Henry (-CA) 08/06/06-08/18/06	Aspen Institute	Waxman, Rep. Henry (-CA)	Krakow, Poland Conference on U.S.-Russia-Europe relations	$8,741.20
	Wilson, Denise R 08/13/06-08/16/06	American Postal Workers Union	Waxman, Rep. Henry (-CA)	Philadelphia, PA Provide legislative briefing on postal reform and participate in convention	$857.00
	Waters, Rep. Maxine (-CA) 08/12/06-08/13/06	Take Wings Foundation	Waters, Rep. Maxine (-CA)	San Francisco, CA Speaking engagement at Take Wings event in San Francisco	$1,532.26
	Waters, Rep. Maxine (-CA) 08/14/06-08/15/06	Black AIDS Institute	Waters, Rep. Maxine (-CA)	Toronto, Ontario Speaking engagement at the AIDS Conference in Toronto	$4,155.89
	Hock, Ambrose R 08/13/06-08/16/06	Electronic Industries Association	Warner, Sen. John (-VA)	Hot Springs, VA Participate in legislative roundtables on procurement and acquisition policy	$970.81
	Chapman, Melissa J 08/13/06-08/16/06	Tri-City Industrial Development Council	Wamp, Rep. Zach (-TN)	Pasco, WA Educational site tour of Hanford cleanup projects, waste vitrification plant and research campus of ... more	$1,284.62
	Levett, Todd A 08/15/06-08/16/06	Electronic Industries Alliance	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS)	Hot Springs, VA Participate on a homeland security panel	$457.68
	Culp, Grant E 08/16/06-08/20/06	Illinois Farm Bureau	Shimkus, Rep. John (-IL)	Chicago, IL Learn about alternative forms of energy production, bio fuels, E-85 Ethanol. Toured farms and produc... more	$795.64
	Wasserman Schultz, Rep. Debbie (-FL) 08/16/06-08/17/06	National Association of Letter Carriers	Wasserman Schultz, Rep. Debbie (-FL)	Las Vegas, NV To speak at the NALC convention in Las Vegas, Nev.	$818.48
	Black, Steven W 08/10/06-08/13/06	Defenders of Wildlife	Salazar, Sen. Ken (-CO)	Bozeman, MT - Yellowstone National Park, WY Endangered Species Act education, meetings with wildlife biologists and other experts	$1,399.00
	Laughlin, Anne M 08/14/06-08/15/06	Tri-City Industrial Development Council	Reichert, Rep. David (-WA)	Pasco, WA Tour of Hanford and other nuclear energy-related operation in tri-cities region. Tour for numerous s... more	$616.20
	Price, Rep. David (-NC) 08/12/06-08/18/06	Aspen Institute	Price, Rep. David (-NC)	Krakow, Poland To participate in a conference on U.S.-Russia-Europe	$7,011.40
	Payne, Rep. Donald (-NJ) 08/11/06-08/13/06	Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute	Payne, Rep. Donald (-NJ)	Memphis, TN To participate in a discussion between CBC members and African American community leaders about publ... more	$232.80
	Nadler, Rep. Jerrold (-NY) 08/07/06-08/14/06	Jewish Community Relations Council of New York	Nadler, Rep. Jerrold (-NY)	Tel Aviv, Israel Provide first-hand experience of Israel in the context of the Middle East conflict	$6,743.72
	Bills, Shawn L 08/13/06-08/16/06	Tri-City Industrial Development Council	Murray, Sen. Patty (-WA)	Richland, WA Congressional tour of Hanford nuclear complex	$300.00
	McAlvanah, Matthew W 08/14/06-08/15/06	Tri-City Industrial Development Council	Murray, Sen. Patty (-WA)	Richland, WA Fact-finding tour briefing on environmental cleanup and national laboratory program	$350.00
	Lochner, Sarah J 08/15/06-08/20/06	Kansas State University	Moore, Rep. Dennis (-KS)	Manhattan, KS Meeting with constituents and district events; KSU agricultural tour	$48.67
	Miller, Benjamin 08/10/06-08/14/06	Defenders of Wildlife	Miller, Rep. George (-CA)	Bozeman, MT In-the-field experience of endangered species and conservation issues, including wildlife viewing an... more	$1,198.00
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