Congressional Travel for Dates 02/14/2009 to 02/22/2009

Congressional travel between 02/14/2009 and 02/22/2009

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	125	$600,709
Approved by Republicans	65	$268,409
Approved by Democrats	60	$323,979

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Alexander, LaVerne 02/20/09-02/22/09	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Payne, Rep. Donald (-NJ)	Philadelphia, PA Attended the Mercatus Center's 2009 chiefs-of-staff retreat	$526.25
	Arnold-Bik, Victor 02/20/09-02/22/09	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Lungren, Rep. Daniel (-CA)	Philadelphia, PA Attended the Mercatus Center's 2009 congressional chiefs-of-staff retreat	$404.00
	Barlow, Michelle L 02/20/09-02/22/09	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Wicker, Sen. Roger (-MS)	Philadelphia, PA Attended chiefs-of-staff retreat	$526.25
	Barnett, Philip S 02/17/09-02/17/09	Harvard University Law School	Waxman, Rep. Henry (-CA)	Boston, MA Discussed legislative process with law school students	$646.69
	Barthold, Thomas A 02/12/09-02/15/09	University of Miami School of Law	Rangel, Rep. Charles (-NY)	Coral Gables, FL - Everglades, FL Meet faculty, lunch with students and faculty, presentation to students and faculty, meet students	$902.55
	Battles, Caroline P 02/20/09-02/22/09	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Carnahan, Rep. Russ (-MO)	Philadelphia, PA Attended chiefs-of-staff retreat, including informational sessions on the current financial situatio... more	$526.00
	Berkley, Rep. Shelley (-NV) 02/14/09-02/19/09	Fu Jen Catholic University	Berkley, Rep. Shelley (-NV)	Taipei, Taiwan Met with government officials of Taiwan, toured Defense Command headquarters, met with National Defe... more	$21,269.90
	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA) 02/14/09-02/22/09	Aspen Institute	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA)	Amman, Jordan Attended conference on the relation of Islamic ideology and governance to U.S. policy	$13,624.00
	Bishop, Rep. Rob (-UT) 02/13/09-02/18/09	German Marshall Fund of the United States - Robert Bosch Stiftung	Bishop, Rep. Rob (-UT)	Elmau, Germany - Berlin, Germany Attended a conference with German lawmakers to discuss the U.S.-German relationship	$12,599.80
	Bounds, Lorissa M 02/20/09-02/22/09	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Bilbray, Rep. Brian (-CA)	Philadelphia, PA Attended a conference on policy issues facing the 111th Congress	$526.25
	Brady, Lawrence J 02/20/09-02/22/09	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Issa, Rep. Darrell (-CA)	Philadelphia, PA Attend 2009 chiefs-of-staff retreat	$526.25
	Burg, Paula J 02/13/09-02/21/09	United Nations Foundation - UNAIDS	Murray, Sen. Patty (-WA)	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Mwanza, Tanzania Traveler is Sen. Murray's senior policy advisor on health care issues and she took the education tri... more	$10,333.10
	Busching, Mark 02/20/09-02/22/09	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Aderholt, Rep. Robert (-AL)	Philadelphia, PA Meetings and discussion on the economy and issues before Congress	$710.00
	Capps, Rep. Lois (-CA) 02/14/09-02/20/09	Aspen Institute	Capps, Rep. Lois (-CA)	Amman, Jordan Attended Aspen Institute's conference on Islam	$17,277.00
	Carnahan, Rep. Russ (-MO) 02/13/09-02/21/09	German Marshall Fund of the United States	Carnahan, Rep. Russ (-MO)	Elmau, Germany - Berlin, Germany - ... more Attended meetings with the Bundestag, the German parliament; had a series of working sessions with l... more	$23,858.91
	Carstensen, James D 02/20/09-02/22/09	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Latham, Rep. Tom (-IA)	Philadelphia, PA Attended the Mercatus Center's 2009 chiefs-of-staff retreat	$512.75
	Choudhry, Jeffrey A 02/20/09-02/22/09	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Franks, Rep. Trent (-AZ)	Philadelphia, PA Policy breifings on a wide range of topics including health care, the financial crisis and technolog... more	$540.00
	Coffron, Matthew R 02/19/09-02/20/09	Catholic Health Association	Berkley, Rep. Shelley (-NV)	Baltimore, MD Attended bipartisan retreat for senior congressional staff on health care policy issues	$254.00
	Cottrell, Jacqueline Dailey 02/14/09-02/22/09	American Israel Education Foundation	Roberts, Sen. Pat (-KS)	Israel Observing first-hand the situation on the ground related to the war in Gaza and related to the elect... more	$8,690.92
	Cravens, Michael J 02/20/09-02/22/09	George Mason University Mercatus Center	Harper, Rep. Gregg (-MS)	Philadelphia, PA Attended Mercatus Center's 2009 chiefs-of-staff retreat	$540.00
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