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	352	$2,034,145
Approved by Republicans	168	$854,590
Approved by Democrats	184	$1,188,512

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Strupp, Hunter McLane 08/28/06-09/02/06	Global Witness Ltd.	Royce, Rep. Ed (-CA)	Monrovia, Liberia Meeting with Liberian government and U.S. diplomats to evaluate the recent transition of power and t... more	$4,280.92
	Pitts, Rep. Joe (-PA) 05/29/00-06/06/00	Government of Indonesia - Jubilee Campaign Pakistan - ... more	Pitts, Rep. Joe (-PA)	Jakarta, Indonesia - Lahore, Pakistan - ... more See attached	$5,378.00
	LaHood, Rep. Ray (-IL) 05/26/00-06/03/00	St. Sharbel Church (Peoria, Ill.) - Government of Lebanon	LaHood, Rep. Ray (-IL)	Beirut, Lebanon - Syria Church dedication keynote speaker; meetings with government officials	$6,863.20
	McDermott, Rep. Jim (-WA) 04/13/03-04/16/03	Harvard University	McDermott, Rep. Jim (-WA)	Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Cange, Haiti Attend workshop on treating AIDS in resource-poor settings	$1,556.45
	Christensen, Rep. Donna (-VI) 01/23/03-01/24/03	Harvard University - Partners in Health - ... more	Christensen, Rep. Donna (-VI)	Haiti Congressional delegation to Haiti	$3,155.34
	Steinbaum, Jason Bennett 04/15/10-04/16/10	Humpty Dumpty Institute	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA)	Port-au-Prince, Haiti Met with U.N. and U.S. officials regarding relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti	$1,060.00
	McCrimmon, La'Tanta D. 04/15/10-04/17/10	Humpty Dumpty Institute	Etheridge, Rep. Bob (-NC)	Port-au-Prince, Haiti Met with U.N. and U.S. officials regarding relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti	$1,015.80
	Gidigbi, Stephanie 04/15/10-04/17/10	Humpty Dumpty Institute	Payne, Rep. Don (-NJ)	Port-au-Prince, Haiti Met with U.N. and U.S. officials regarding relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti	$1,256.00
	Van der Heide, Jennifer 04/15/10-04/17/10	Humpty Dumpty Institute	Honda, Rep. Mike (-CA)	Port-au-Prince, Haiti Met with U.N. and U.S. officials regarding relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti	$1,045.80
	Alexander, LaVerne 04/15/10-04/17/10	Humpty Dumpty Institute	Payne, Rep. Don (-NJ)	Port-au-Prince, Haiti Met with U.N. and U.S. officials regarding relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti	$1,304.83
	González, Anna 04/15/10-04/17/10	Humpty Dumpty Institute	Hastings, Rep. Alcee (-FL)	Port-au-Prince, Haiti Met with U.N. and U.S. officials regarding relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti	$1,061.08
	Vaughan, Ann Eleanor 04/15/10-04/17/10	Humpty Dumpty Institute - United Nations Foundation	Lowey, Rep. Nita (-NY)	Port-au-Prince, Haiti Met with State Department and USAID officials to discuss the political situation, humanitarian respo... more	$1,066.63
	Spence, Melvin T. 02/15/04-02/22/04	iGate Inc. - Project Consulting Services - ... more	Jefferson, Rep. Bill (-LA)	Abuja, Nigeria - Lagos, Nigeria - ... more Accompanied Rep. Jefferson on a business delegation to West Africa	$12,763.00
	Jefferson, Rep. Bill (-LA) 02/15/04-02/22/04	iGate Inc. - Project Consulting Services - ... more	Jefferson, Rep. Bill (-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
	Akin, Rep. Todd (-MO) 01/03/04-01/14/04	Inayat Begum Foundation - Jubilee Campaign USA	Akin, Rep. Todd (-MO)	New Delhi, India - Mumbai, India - ... more To meet and build relationships with local officials and non-governmental organizations, particularl... more	$7,381.92
	Pitts, Rep. Joe (-PA) 01/03/04-01/14/04	Inayat Begum Foundation - Jubilee Campaign USA	Pitts, Rep. Joe (-PA)	New Delhi, India - Mumbai, India - ... more To meet and build relationships with local officials and non-governmental organizations, particularl... more	$7,506.75
	Abedin, Huma Mahmood 02/23/05-02/27/05	India Today	Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (-NY)	Pakistan - New Delhi, India Speech	$6,093.00
	Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (-NY) 02/23/05-02/27/05	India Today	Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham (-NY)	Pakistan - New Delhi, India Speech and official meetings	$8,688.00
	Waxman, Sharon L. 05/27/01-06/03/01	Institute for Democratic Strategies	Kennedy, Sen. Ted (-MA)	Western Sahara Refugee camp visit	$1,425.00
	Thomasson, Russell J. (Russ) 04/15/01-04/22/01	Institute for Democratic Strategies	Smith, Sen. Bob (-NH)	Western Sahara Fact-finding mission	$1,580.00
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