LegiStorm: Congress Revealed

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	359	$2,104,539
Approved by Republicans	170	$876,673
Approved by Democrats	189	$1,236,822

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Frist, Sen. Bill (-TN) 08/09/04-08/10/04	Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement	Frist, Sen. Bill (-TN)	Sudan Fact-finding mission and meetings with government officials	$67.00
	Olson, David Andrew (Andy) 08/09/04-08/10/04	Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement	Frist, Sen. Bill (-TN)	Sudan Fact-finding mission and meetings with government officials	$72.00
	Frist, Sen. Bill (-TN) 08/06/04-08/11/04	Samaritan's Purse	Frist, Sen. Bill (-TN)	Chad - Sudan - ... more Fact-finding mission and meetings with government officials	$1,594.41
	Olson, David Andrew (Andy) 08/06/04-08/11/04	Samaritan's Purse	Frist, Sen. Bill (-TN)	Chad - Sudan - ... more Fact-finding mission and meetings with government officials	$1,594.41
	Esper, Mark T. 08/06/04-08/11/04	Samaritan's Purse	Frist, Sen. Bill (-TN)	Chad - Sudan - ... more Fact-finding mission and meetings with government officials	$2,344.83
	Smith, Nicholas J. 08/06/04-08/11/04	Samaritan's Purse	Frist, Sen. Bill (-TN)	Chad - Sudan - ... more Fact-finding mission and meetings with government officials	$2,344.83
	Eule, Joseph J. 07/31/04-08/09/04	International Republican Institute	Hayworth, Rep. J.D. (-AZ)	Kabul, Afghanistan Assist International Republican Institute with political training	$4,418.46
	LaHood, Rep. Ray (-IL) 07/07/04-07/12/04	University of Notre Dame	LaHood, Rep. Ray (-IL)	Beirut, Lebanon To give the commencement address at the 2003-2004 ceremony	$12,718.70
	Landrieu, Sen. Mary (-LA) 05/23/04-05/29/04	Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute	Landrieu, Sen. Mary (-LA)	Uganda Fact-finding	$4,409.00
	Khawaja, Omar 05/22/04-05/30/04	American Task Force for Lebanon	Kolbe, Rep. Jim (-AZ)	Beirut, Lebanon Congressional staff delegation; educational information exchange	$2,735.99
	Campos, Laura Marie 05/22/04-05/31/04	Catholic Relief Services	Pastor, Rep. Ed (-AZ)	Uganda - Kenya Observe several programs they operate in Africa; AIDS, small business, agriculture and education	$3,697.28
	Hill, Frederick Raine (Fred) 05/22/04-05/30/04	American Task Force for Lebanon	Issa, Rep. Darrell (-CA)	Beirut, Lebanon - Damascus, Syria Fact-finding trip to learn about the state of bilateral relations and the use of U.S. funds appropri... more	$2,762.36
	Moshi, Aysha R. House 05/22/04-05/31/04	Catholic Relief Services	Lee, Rep. Barbara Jean (-CA)	Nairobi, Kenya - Entebbe, Uganda Examine internally displaced people and refugee camps in southern Sudan and Uganda	$3,612.40
	Armentrout, Debra 05/22/04-05/28/04	Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute	Wexler, Rep. Robert (-FL)	Kampala, Uganda Staff delegation to visit AIDS orphans and those affected by Lord's Resistance Army	$4,409.00
	Ehrich, Robert John Black (Rob) 05/22/04-05/28/04	Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute	Bayh, Sen. Evan (-IN)	Uganda Fact-finding trip for congressional staff to look at the issue of orphans	$4,409.00
	Williams, Alicia D. 05/22/04-05/28/04	Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute	Landrieu, Sen. Mary (-LA)	Uganda Fact-finding	$4,409.00
	Matthews, Jason Daniel 05/22/04-05/28/04	Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute	Landrieu, Sen. Mary (-LA)	Uganda Fact-finding	$4,409.00
	Thomas, Victoria Marie 05/22/04-05/30/04	American Task Force for Lebanon	Cochran, Sen. Thad (-MS)	Beirut, Lebanon - Damascus, Syria Foreign relations; international trade	$2,561.36
	Archer, Daniel M. (Dan) 05/22/04-05/30/04	American Task Force for Lebanon	Hagel, Sen. Chuck (-NE)	Beirut, Lebanon - Syria Fact-finding trip; meeting with government officials	$2,812.36
	LuSane, Noelle C. 05/22/04-05/28/04	Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute	Payne, Rep. Don (-NJ)	London, England - Uganda Assess the impact of the war in Uganda on children orphans	$4,151.00
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