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Tropical Paradises

Trips on this page are to places that might be considered tropical paradises. This designation suggests a locale that attracts significant tourism.

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	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	2513	$6,852,146
Approved by Republicans	1363	$3,406,068
Approved by Democrats	1148	$3,437,461




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View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Chandler, Rep. Ben (-KY) 11/09/04-11/14/04	American Australian Association - Government of Australia	Chandler, Rep. Ben (-KY)	Melbourne, Australia - Cairns, Australia Meet with representatives of the Australian government and Australian civic and business organizatio... more	$29,388.88
	Cochran, Robert Armel 03/17/05-03/25/05	General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems Inc.	McKeon, Rep. Howard "Buck" (-CA)	Canberra, Australia - Sydney, Australia - ... more To meet and discuss unmanned aerial vehicle issues with Australian government officials and meetings... more	$28,446.36
	Cooper, Rep. Jim (-TN) 11/06/04-11/14/04	American Australian Association	Cooper, Rep. Jim (-TN)	Sydney, Australia - Brisbane, Australia - ... more Fact-finding	$25,441.56
	Johnson, Rep. Eddie Bernice (-TX) 11/26/05-12/03/05	Congressional Economic Leadership Institute - Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	Johnson, Rep. Eddie Bernice (-TX)	Brasilia, Brazil - Sao Paulo, Brazil - ... more Business trip; non-official congressional visit to Brazil	$20,371.46
	Jackson, Rep. Jesse Jr (-IL) 04/05/01-04/12/01	Islamic Institute	Jackson, Rep. Jesse Jr (-IL)	Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Doha, Qatar Fact-finding trip	$19,500.00
	English, Rep. Phil (-PA) 11/26/05-12/03/05	Congressional Economic Leadership Institute	English, Rep. Phil (-PA)	Brasilia, Brazil - Sao Paulo, Brazil - ... more Discuss multilateral trade negotiations	$19,403.17
	McCrery, Rep. Jim (-LA) 06/30/01-07/06/01	Nuclear Energy Institute	McCrery, Rep. Jim (-LA)	Marseilles, France Fact-finding	$19,164.20
	Burr, Rep. Richard (-NC) 06/29/01-07/06/01	Nuclear Energy Institute	Burr, Rep. Richard (-NC)	Paris, France - Marseilles, France Tour French nuclear energy facilities	$18,413.80
	Sheil, Paula M 04/07/07-04/16/07	Cyprus Federation of America	Gallegly, Rep. Elton (-CA)	Athens, Greece - Cyprus - ... more Gain greater knowledge of U.S.-Greece and U.S.-Cyprus relationship. Meet with Greek and Cypriot offi... more	$18,370.00
	Sensenbrenner, Rep. F James Jr (-WI) 04/04/04-04/09/04	Islamic Institute	Sensenbrenner, Rep. F James Jr (-WI)	Doha, Qatar - Bahrain - ... more Speak at conference in Doha and investigate money laundering in the Middle East	$18,097.68
	Barr, Rep. Bob (-GA) 04/07/01-04/17/01	Islamic Institute	Barr, Rep. Bob (-GA)	Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Doha, Qatar Congressional fact-finding, speech	$18,000.00
	Gallegly, Rep. Elton (-CA) 04/07/07-04/15/07	Cyprus Federation of America	Gallegly, Rep. Elton (-CA)	Athens, Greece - Cyprus Gain greater knowledge of U.S.-Greek relationship and U.S.-Cypriot relationship; meet with Greek and... more	$17,904.20
	Jefferson, Rep. William (-LA) 02/15/04-02/22/04	Igate - Project Consulting Services - ... more	Jefferson, Rep. William (-LA)	Abuja, Nigeria - Lagos, Nigeria - ... more In his capacity as co-chair of Congressional Nigeria Caucus and Africa Trade and Investment Caucus, ... more	$16,313.00
	Rogers, Rep. Harold (-KY) 01/06/02-01/13/02	American Association of Airport Executives	Rogers, Rep. Harold (-KY)	Kona, HI Aviation issues conference	$15,998.50
	Tiahrt, Rep. Todd (-KS) 01/05/02-01/12/02	American Association of Airport Executives	Tiahrt, Rep. Todd (-KS)	Kona, HI Aviation issues conference	$15,702.84
	Pastor, Rep. Ed (-AZ) 01/06/02-01/11/02	American Association of Airport Executives	Pastor, Rep. Ed (-AZ)	Kona, HI Aviation issues conference	$15,149.00
	Durbin, Sen. Richard (-IL) 11/20/02-11/24/02	Council on Foreign Relations	Durbin, Sen. Richard (-IL)	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Attend the Atlantic conference	$14,661.00
	Kanjorski, Rep. Paul (-PA) 04/06/04-04/10/04	Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle	Kanjorski, Rep. Paul (-PA)	Kona, HI - Maui, HI To receive briefings by FHLB of Seattle's Board of Directors and to participate on a congressional p... more	$14,434.02
	Shuster, Rep. Bill (-PA) 02/18/02-02/20/02	Bandag Inc.	Shuster, Rep. Bill (-PA)	Palm Springs, CA Guest speaker - participant in a trucking symposium	$14,300.00
	Tancredo, Rep. Tom (-CO) 03/15/08-03/21/08	Fu Jen Catholic University	Tancredo, Rep. Tom (-CO)	San Francisco, CA - Honolulu, HI - ... more Participated in educational and fact-finding trip	$14,220.00
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