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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	235	$963,940
Approved by Republicans	120	$398,377
Approved by Democrats	114	$562,478

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Kilpatrick, Rep. Carolyn (-MI) 08/21/04-08/28/04	African World Expo	Kilpatrick, Rep. Carolyn (-MI)	Abuja, Nigeria - Lagos, Nigeria - ... more Fact-finding and trade mission to promote business between the city of Detroit, the state of Michiga... more	$8,097.00
	French, Jennifer 08/11/03-08/18/03	AIDS Responsibility Project	Gregg, Sen. Judd (-NH)	South Africa - Botswana - ... more Purpose not disclosed	$4,627.00
	Sonnesyn, Matthew E 08/08/03-08/18/03	AIDS Responsibility Project	Alexander, Sen. Lamar (-TN)	South Africa - Botswana - ... more Fact-finding trip to view HIV-treatment programs in African countries	$4,827.00
	Johnson, Rep. Sam (-TX) 09/22/05-09/26/05	Air Force Caucus	Johnson, Rep. Sam (-TX)	Kuwait City, Kuwait - Baghdad, Iraq - ... more To review U.S. Air Force facilities in the region and to monitor Operation Iraqi Freedom	$1,450.00
	Thayer, Scott N 09/29/06-10/07/06	American Arab Chamber of Commerce	Sununu, Sen. John (-NH)	Lebanon Familiarization: meetings with government and political leaders, visit conflict areas	$4,700.00
	Lungren, Rep. Daniel (-CA) 08/21/05-08/28/05	American Israel Education Foundation	Lungren, Rep. Daniel (-CA)	Tel Aviv, Israel - Gaza, Israel - ... more Education mission	$14,415.04
	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
	Holladay, J Krister 07/02/05-07/10/05	American Israel Public Affairs Committee	Chambliss, Sen. Saxby (-GA)	Jerusalem, Israel - Tiberias, Israel - ... more To visit and meet with Israeli officials and see first hand the Middle East peace process and gain a... more	$4,352.28
	Lifset, Nancy Allison 07/01/00-07/09/00	American Jewish Committee	Cunningham, Rep. Randy "Duke" (-CA)	Tel Aviv, Israel - Golan Heights, Israel - ... more Educational/Israel government, peace process and national security issues	$3,287.00
	Gilyard, Beverly S 07/01/00-07/09/00	American Jewish Committee	Bishop, Rep. Sanford Jr (-GA)	Tel Aviv, Israel - Golan Heights, Israel - ... more Fact-finding and educational	$3,287.00
	Bruley, Edward A 04/21/00-04/27/00	Americans for Peace in South Asia - Pakistan Anant Education and Rural Development Foundation - ... more	Bonior, Rep. David E (-MI)	Pakistan - India - ... more Education, fact-finding	$5,345.00
	Bonior, Rep. David E (-MI) 04/21/00-04/27/00	Americans for Peace in South Asia - Pakistan Anant Education and Rural Development Foundation - ... more	Bonior, Rep. David E (-MI)	India - Kashmir, India - ... more Education, fact-finding	$10,265.00
	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
	Hill, Frederick R 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
	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 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
	Diamond, Howard 11/09/02-11/16/02	American Task Force for Lebanon	Ackerman, Rep. Gary (-NY)	Lebanon - Syria Education and cultural exchange	$1,669.25
	Kraft, Kenneth A 05/22/04-05/30/04	American Task Force for Lebanon	Hobson, Rep. David (-OH)	Beirut, Lebanon - Damascus, Syria Meet with government officials from Lebanon and Syria about foreign affairs, defense and trade matte... more	$2,581.24
	Sawhney, Ravi Kumar 05/22/04-05/30/04	American Task Force for Lebanon	Lee, Rep. Sheila Jackson (-TX)	Lebanon - Syria Learn about Middle East geo-political situation, lessons for rebuilding Iraq	$2,729.89
	Palarino, R Nicholas 05/22/04-05/30/04	American Task Force for Lebanon	Davis, Rep. Tom (-VA)	Lebanon - Syria Cultural exchange visit	$2,816.19
235 results

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Destination categories are based on the locations traveled to and make no assertions as to the actual activity of the traveler.