Congressional Travel for Dates 08/18/2009 to 08/20/2009

Congressional travel between 08/18/2009 and 08/20/2009

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	52	$152,851
Approved by Republicans	17	$35,127
Approved by Democrats	36	$119,973

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Mercer, Aidan 08/19/09-08/30/09	North Carolina Agribusiness Council - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University - ... more	Price, Rep. David (-NC)	Raleigh, NC Attended site visits to learn about the agriculture industry in North Carolina	$713.34
	Forte, Denise M 08/19/09-08/19/09	Aspen Institute	Miller, Rep. George (-CA)	Queenstown, MD Attended bipartisan retreat on improving and measuring teacher effectiveness	$15.00
	DeGette, Rep. Diana (-CO) 08/18/09-08/23/09	Stockholm School of Economics	DeGette, Rep. Diana (-CO)	Stockholm, Sweden Rep. DeGette was a keynote speaker at the Stockholm School of Economics' annual Swedish-American Lif... more	$2,586.00
	Stark, Rep. Fortney Pete (-CA) 08/18/09-08/22/09	Aspen Institute	Stark, Rep. Fortney Pete (-CA)	Banff, Alberta Attended seminars on education standards	$6,000.00
	Cain, Alice Johnson 08/18/09-08/20/09	Aspen Institute	Miller, Rep. George (-CA)	Queenstown, MD Multiple presentations from and discussions with national experts on teacher effectiveness	$288.00
	Cleary, David P 08/18/09-08/20/09	Aspen Institute	Alexander, Sen. Lamar (-TN)	Queenstown, MD Attended a series of roundtable discussions on education reform and teacher quality	$368.00
	Gross, Jessica E 08/18/09-08/20/09	Aspen Institute	Castle, Rep. Michael (-DE)	Queenstown, MD Attended non-partisan educational seminars for congressional education committee staff	$368.00
	Hunsicker, Lindsay A L 08/18/09-08/20/09	Aspen Institute	Enzi, Sen. Michael (-WY)	Queenstown, MD Retreat to discuss human capital issues in education	$368.00
	Little, Bethany M 08/18/09-08/20/09	Aspen Institute	Kennedy, Sen. Edward "Ted" (-MA)	Queenstown, MD Attended a seminar on strategies for education, including strategies for improving and measuring tea... more	$368.00
	Pace, Lillian 08/18/09-08/20/09	Aspen Institute	Miller, Rep. George (-CA)	Queenstown, MD Attended presentations and discussions with top education researchers and practitioners	$368.00
	Rittling, Sarah T 08/18/09-08/20/09	Aspen Institute	Alexander, Sen. Lamar (-TN)	Queenstown, MD Extensive meeting schedule pertaining to teacher education, presented by expert faculty	$368.00
	Ehlers, Rep. Vernon (-MI) 08/17/09-08/24/09	Aspen Institute	Ehlers, Rep. Vernon (-MI)	Banff, Alberta Attended seminars on education	$5,245.62
	Watt, Rep. Mel (-NC) 08/17/09-08/24/09	Aspen Institute	Watt, Rep. Mel (-NC)	Banff, Alberta Participated in non-partisan discussion of issues related to education and public policy in the Unit... more	$4,413.80
	Boxer, Sen. Barbara (-CA) 08/17/09-08/22/09	Aspen Institute	Boxer, Sen. Barbara (-CA)	Banff, Alberta Attended meetings on U.S. education standards and public policy	$3,690.32
	Cole, Rep. Tom (-OK) 08/17/09-08/22/09	Aspen Institute	Cole, Rep. Tom (-OK)	Banff, Alberta Attended meetings on education standards and public policy in the U.S.	$6,690.80
	Davis, Rep. Susan (-CA) 08/17/09-08/22/09	Aspen Institute	Davis, Rep. Susan (-CA)	Banff, Alberta Attended meetings on education standards and public policy in the U.S.	$6,000.00
	Harkin, Sen. Tom (-IA) 08/17/09-08/22/09	Aspen Institute	Harkin, Sen. Tom (-IA)	Banff, Alberta Conference on education issues, titled "Improving 'No Child Left Behind': Linking World Class Educat... more	$6,353.80
	Holt, Rep. Rush (-NJ) 08/17/09-08/22/09	Aspen Institute	Holt, Rep. Rush (-NJ)	Calgary, Alberta Attended seminars on education	$3,603.00
	Honda, Rep. Mike (-CA) 08/17/09-08/22/09	Aspen Institute	Honda, Rep. Mike (-CA)	Banff, Alberta Attended conferences on improving "No Child Left Behind"	$3,536.56
	Lugar, Sen. Richard (-IN) 08/17/09-08/22/09	Aspen Institute	Lugar, Sen. Richard (-IN)	Banff, Alberta Participated in a conference on improving "No Child Left Behind"	$6,508.80
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