Congressional Travel for Dates 05/24/2008 to 06/01/2008

Congressional travel between 05/24/2008 and 06/01/2008

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	104	$574,953
Approved by Republicans	38	$241,892
Approved by Democrats	67	$334,620

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Goedke, Jennifer A 05/26/08-05/31/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Woolsey, Rep. Lynn (-CA)	London, England - Stockholm, Sweden To participate in a congressional staff study tour to England and Sweden, including meetings with go... more	$4,875.00
	Pedersen, Jesper P 05/24/08-05/31/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Wexler, Rep. Robert (-FL)	Belgrade, Serbia - Sarajevo, Bosnia - ... more Meetings with government officials and civil society regarding the conflicts in the Western Balkans	$7,465.18
	Waxman, Rep. Henry (-CA) 05/26/08-06/01/08	Aspen Institute	Waxman, Rep. Henry (-CA)	Rome, Italy To attend conference titled "Political Islam: Challenges for U.S. Policy"	$17,166.80
	Watt, Rep. Mel (-NC) 06/01/08-06/03/08	Sutton Trust	Watt, Rep. Mel (-NC)	New York, NY To participate in a summit on social mobility and education	$2,416.05
	Walden, Rep. Greg (-OR) 05/26/08-06/01/08	Aspen Institute	Walden, Rep. Greg (-OR)	Rome, Italy To attend conference titled "Political Islam: Challenges for U.S. Policy"	$14,783.00
	Voinovich, Sen. George (-OH) 05/26/08-06/01/08	Aspen Institute	Voinovich, Sen. George (-OH)	Rome, Italy Political Islam: Challenges for US Policy conference	$19,288.00
	Upton, Rep. Fred (-MI) 05/26/08-06/02/08	Aspen Institute	Upton, Rep. Fred (-MI)	Rome, Italy Conference on challenges for U.S. policy as regards Islamic politics	$12,052.80
	Salazar, Alan 05/24/08-06/01/08	Rumi Forum for Interfaith Dialogue	Udall, Rep. Mark (-CO)	Istanbul, Turkey - Ankara, Turkey Fact-finding trip to learn more about initiatives for promoting interfaith dialogue among Muslims, C... more	$3,020.00
	Heaton, Michael J 05/25/08-05/31/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Turner, Rep. Michael (-OH)	Belgrade, Serbia - Sarajevo, Bosnia - ... more Meetings with government officials and civil society regarding the conflicts in the Western Balkans	$7,290.92
	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS) 05/23/08-05/25/08	Coalition of Black Trade Unionists	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS)	St. Louis, MO Keynote speaker at the coalition's annual convention	$182.00
	Gutter, Karis Trammell 05/24/08-05/31/08	Turkish Cultural Center New York	Thompson, Rep. Bennie (-MS)	Istanbul, Turkey - Ankara, Turkey Fact-finding trip for better understanding of Turkish society and politics.	$2,870.00
	Dinkler, Carling L 05/24/08-05/31/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Tanner, Rep. John (-TN)	Belgrade, Serbia - Sarajevo, Bosnia - ... more Meetings with government officials and civil society regarding the conflicts in the Western Blakans	$7,077.38
	Houlton, Tyler Q 05/24/08-06/01/08	Rumi Forum for Interfaith Dialogue	Tancredo, Rep. Tom (-CO)	Istanbul, Turkey - Ankara, Turkey Fact-finding trip to learn more about initiatives for promoting interfaith dialogue among Muslims, C... more	$3,020.00
	Tancredo, Rep. Tom (-CO) 05/31/08-06/01/08	David Horowitz Freedom Center	Tancredo, Rep. Tom (-CO)	Santa Barbara, CA Educational conference with panel discussion about border and immigration issues	$2,268.48
	Johnson, William S 05/28/08-05/30/08	International Committee of the Red Cross	Spratt, Rep. John (-SC)	Charlottesville, VA Series of lectures, presentations, panels and discussions regarding the application of international... more	$425.00
	Souder, Rep. Mark (-IN) 05/25/08-05/31/08	International Management and Development Institute	Souder, Rep. Mark (-IN)	Oslo, Norway Presentation on climate change, oil and drilling in the Arctic, NATO-Russia relations and Norwegian ... more	$16,551.04
	Quinn, Katherine E 05/26/08-05/31/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Smith, Rep. Adam (-WA)	Stockholm, Sweden - London, England Congressional staff study tour of the U.K. and Sweden to learn about aid and development policy in e... more	$4,875.00
	De La Iglesia, Mark J 05/22/08-05/25/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Smith, Rep. Adam (-WA)	London, England - Oxford, England Meetings on the politics of World Trade Organization reform	$1,757.93
	Payne, Jessica Lawrence 05/24/08-06/01/08	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Sires, Rep. Albio (-NJ)	Belgrade, Serbia - Sarajevo, Bosnia - ... more Meetings with U.S. officials, EU and UN officials, government officials, parliamentarians and member... more	$8,096.48
	Brown, Catherine M 05/27/08-05/30/08	Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute	Shays, Rep. Christopher (-CT)	Monterey, CA To attend panels discussions on environmental and energy issues	$1,380.17
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