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Hellholes

This page shows trips to locations that are usually not considered desirable. Often they are to places marred by violence or other harsh conditions. Sometimes, this designation is time-sensitive, such as after natural disasters.

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	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	231	$933,622
Approved by Republicans	120	$398,377
Approved by Democrats	110	$532,160

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Carter, Rachel June 08/23/09-08/29/09	International Committee of the Red Cross	Granger, Rep. Kay (-TX)	Kampala, Uganda - Gulu, Uganda - ... more Met with various country officials to discuss the humanitarian missions and development initiatives ... more	$3,271.14
	Oliver, Stacie L 08/23/09-08/29/09	International Committee of the Red Cross	Corker, Sen. Bob (-TN)	Entebbe, Uganda - Kampala, Uganda - ... more To attend meetings with local officials and ICRC sub-delegations to understand the development needs... more	$3,373.64
	King, Antonina 08/22/09-08/30/09	International Committee of the Red Cross	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA)	Kampala, Uganda Attended tours and site visits to learn about the work and concerns of the Red Cross in Uganda	$3,732.07
	Milosch, Mark S 08/22/09-08/30/09	International Committee of the Red Cross	Smith, Rep. Chris (-NJ)	Kampala, Uganda Attended meetings and site visits to learn about the role of the Red Cross and its humanitarian oper... more	$3,241.14
	Bauman, Bradley M 08/03/09-08/10/09	Defense Forum Foundation	Ryan, Rep. Tim (-OH)	Algiers, Algeria - Tindouf, Algeria Participated in a fact-finding mission to Algerian refugee camps	$1,583.13
	Griffen, Martyn 08/03/09-08/09/09	Defense Forum Foundation	Snyder, Rep. Vic (-AR)	Algiers, Algeria - Tindouf, Algeria Participated in a fact-finding mission to Algerian refugee camps	$2,383.13
	Gunderson, Abigail 08/03/09-08/09/09	Defense Forum Foundation	Lamborn, Rep. Doug (-CO)	Algiers, Algeria - Tindouf, Algeria Meetings with leaders and government officials in the Sahrawi refugee camps	$2,383.13
	Lahr, Amanda J 08/03/09-08/09/09	Defense Forum Foundation	Pitts, Rep. Joseph (-PA)	Algiers, Algeria - Tindouf, Algeria Meetings with government officials in the Sahrawi refugees camps	$2,383.13
	Pearson, Dexter 08/03/09-08/09/09	Defense Forum Foundation	Snyder, Rep. Vic (-AR)	Algiers, Algeria - Tindouf, Algeria Meeting with Sahrawi refugee camp leaders and operations staff, tours of hospitals	$2,383.13
	Weil, David 08/03/09-08/09/09	Defense Forum Foundation	Inglis, Rep. Bob (-SC)	Tindouf, Algeria Attended meetings with Sahrawi refugees and Algerian officials	$2,383.13
	Cravens, Michael J 06/28/09-07/04/09	American Israel Education Foundation	Harper, Rep. Gregg (-MS)	Tel Aviv, Israel - Jerusalem, Israel - ... more Attended tours, classes and meetings with Israeli government officials to learn about U.S.-Israeli r... more	$4,619.79
	Cammack, Perry A 06/02/09-06/09/09	National Democratic Institute	Kerry, Sen. John (-MA)	Lebanon Acted as an observer during Lebanese elections	$4,507.00
	Dujon, Charles 02/15/09-02/22/09	International Committee of the Red Cross	Jackson, Rep. Jesse Jr (-IL)	Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Cap-Haitien, Haiti Site visits to ICRC and Red Cross programs, including HIV/AIDS prevention, detention facilities and ... more	$1,878.00
	Fleming, Margaret K 02/15/09-02/22/09	International Committee of the Red Cross	Brownback, Sen. Sam (-KS)	Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Cap-Haitien, Haiti - ... more Educational opportunity to learn about the ICRC and its humanitarian concern in Haiti	$1,878.00
	Griggs, Heloisa H 02/15/09-02/22/09	International Committee of the Red Cross	Durbin, Sen. Richard (-IL)	Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Cap-Haitien, Haiti Educational opportunity to learn about the ICRC and its humanitarian mission in Haiti	$1,878.00
	Smith, Kristin M 02/15/09-02/19/09	International Committee of the Red Cross	Rehberg, Rep. Dennis (-MT)	Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Cap-Haitien, Haiti Met with U.S. ambassador to Haiti and Red Cross officials, including visits to see humanitarian work... more	$1,891.10
	Hargis, Katheryn B 06/30/08-07/06/08	Defense Forum Foundation	Snyder, Rep. Vic (-AR)	Algiers, Algeria - Tindouf, Algeria To tour refugee camps and visit with refugees to gain awareness of the Western Sahara refugee, human... more	$1,835.00
	Murray, Darlene P 06/30/08-07/06/08	Defense Forum Foundation	Payne, Rep. Donald (-NJ)	Algiers, Algeria - Tindouf, Algeria Visit Sahrawi refugee camps	$2,557.95
	Son, Daniel 06/30/08-07/06/08	Defense Forum Foundation	Pence, Rep. Mike (-IN)	Algiers, Algeria - Tindouf, Algeria Met with Saharawi government officials in various refugee camps and in the communities which they re... more	$1,835.00
	Morrison, Mark E 03/21/08-03/29/08	RESULTS Educational Fund	Bennett, Sen. Robert (-UT)	Dhaka, Bangladesh - New Delhi, India To learn more about micro-finance and tuberculosis treatment to better assist Sen. Bennett in his du... more	$4,640.23
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