Congressional Travel for Dates 12/02/2008 to 12/07/2008

Congressional travel between 12/02/2008 and 12/07/2008

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	69	$200,396
Approved by Republicans	24	$87,646
Approved by Democrats	47	$120,390

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Miller, Jonathan N 12/04/08-12/05/08	Citizens' Housing and Planning Association	Dodd, Sen. Christopher (-CT)	Boston, MA Gave speech to the New England Citizens Housing and Planning Association regarding the housing agend... more	$429.00
	Rudolph, Kimberly 11/25/08-12/02/08	Niall Mellon Township Trust	Kilpatrick, Rep. Carolyn (-MI)	Cape Town, South Africa - Johannesburg, South Africa To participate in a congressional fact-finding trip to learn about the extent of the housing problem... more	$4,618.33
	McKenney, Kerry B 11/30/08-12/09/08	Niall Mellon Township Trust - International Conservation Caucus Foundation	Payne, Rep. Donald (-NJ)	Cape Town, South Africa - Johannesburg, South Africa - ... more To obtain an overview of work in South African townships, visit local schools, and attend meetings w... more	$3,229.00
	Crowell, Brad R 11/30/08-12/08/08	Niall Mellon Township Trust - International Conservation Caucus Foundation	Whitehouse, Sen. Sheldon (-RI)	Cape Town, South Africa - Port Elizabeth, South Africa Trip focused on examining the benefits of international wildlife conservation and good natural resou... more	$2,256.50
	Holman, George F 11/29/08-12/09/08	Niall Mellon Township Trust - International Conservation Caucus Foundation	Reid, Sen. Harry (-NV)	Cape Town, South Africa - Port Elizabeth, South Africa Trip provided first-hand insight into the ways foreign aid can help the developed world achieve sust... more	$3,445.00
	Weatherford, Austin B 11/30/08-12/04/08	Niall Mellon Township Trust - International Conservation Caucus Foundation	Conaway, Rep. K Michael (-TX)	Cape Town, South Africa - Port Elizabeth, South Africa - ... more To go on a fact-finding mission to learn about environment, conservation and natural resource manage... more	$3,550.00
	Purser, Joye E 12/04/08-12/05/08	American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering	Johnson, Rep. Eddie Bernice (-TX)	Chicago, IL To participate in a panel discussion titled: "Learning to be an Effective Organizational and Public ... more	$456.19
	Tsentas, Christos 12/05/08-12/12/08	Global Fund	Lee, Rep. Barbara (-CA)	Dakar, Senegal Participated in site visits with other parliamentarians, met with Senegalese Parliament and particip... more	$2,809.23
	Berkley, Rep. Shelley (-NV) 12/05/08-12/07/08	United Jewish Appeals Federation of Greenwich	Berkley, Rep. Shelley (-NV)	Greenwich, CT To attend UJA Federation annual gala	$574.38
	Conyers, Rep. John Jr (-MI) 12/05/08-12/06/08	Connecticut Coalition for Human Rights	Conyers, Rep. John Jr (-MI)	Hamden, CT Attended a town hall meeting to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Hum... more	$600.00
	McBride, Stacy M 12/07/08-12/11/08	Lexington Institute	Cochran, Sen. Thad (-MS)	Havana, Cuba Meet Cuban government officials and examine the agriculture industry	$1,824.80
	Jacobson, Yuna 12/06/08-12/14/08	American Israel Education Foundation	Lautenberg, Sen. Frank (-NJ)	Israel Traveler is Sen. Lautenberg's foreign policy legislative assistant and took the trip as an education... more	$5,258.27
	Carter, Joshua A 12/06/08-12/14/08	American Israel Education Foundation	Brownback, Sen. Sam (-KS)	Israel Trip focused on foreign and defense policy issues related to the United States and Israel; traveler ... more	$5,258.27
	Cervino, Victor M 12/06/08-12/14/08	American Israel Education Foundation	Martinez, Sen. Mel (-FL)	Israel Trip enhanced traveler's understanding of U.S. and Israel relations	$5,258.27
	Reed, Dahlia 12/06/08-12/14/08	American Israel Education Foundation	Bayh, Sen. Evan (-IN)	Israel To gain an in-depth understanding of the U.S. and Israel relationship	$5,258.27
	Hale, Jonathan S 12/06/08-12/14/08	American Israel Education Foundation	Cantwell, Sen. Maria (-WA)	Israel Congressional staff mission to educate about U.S. and Israel relations	$5,278.04
	Whitman, Shawn R 11/30/08-12/04/08	American Israel Education Foundation	Barrasso, Sen. John A (-WY)	Jerusalem, Israel To explore critical foreign policy and national security issues affecting both Israel and the United... more	$11,122.91
	Barrasso, Sen. John A (-WY) 11/30/08-12/04/08	American Israel Education Foundation	Barrasso, Sen. John A (-WY)	Jerusalem, Israel - Israel To meet with government officials, academic, business leaders and cultural leaders to discuss U.S.-I... more	$25,433.08
	Carter, Rich 12/06/08-12/14/08	American Israel Education Foundation	Granger, Rep. Kay (-TX)	Jerusalem, Israel - Tel Aviv, Israel To participate in meetings with Israeli government leaders to discuss U.S.-Israel relationship and t... more	$6,682.30
	Carter, Rachel June 12/06/08-12/14/08	American Israel Education Foundation	Granger, Rep. Kay (-TX)	Jerusalem, Israel - Tel Aviv, Israel - ... more U.S. congressional staff mission to Israel	$5,157.97
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