California Healthcare Institute - Sponsor of Congressional Travel

	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	60	$133,116
Approved by Republicans	44	$92,822
Approved by Democrats	16	$40,293

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Miller, Thomas P 03/16/06-03/18/06	Bennett, Sen. Robert (-UT)	Oakland, CA Invited participant in health policy roundtable	$496.00
	Boyl, Sharon Molly 01/09/06-01/12/06	Issa, Rep. Darrell (-CA)	San Francisco, CA On-site tours and briefings of California's biomedical industry	$2,011.57
	Bartlett, Melissa 01/09/06-01/11/06	Barton, Rep. Joe (-TX)	San Francisco, CA Site visit and fact-finding	$2,011.57
	Harley, Derek N 01/09/06-01/11/06	Herger, Rep. Wally (-CA)	San Francisco, CA Congressional staff fact-finding trip and tour regarding California's biomedical industry; met and t... more	$1,586.20
	O'Brien, William D 01/09/06-01/11/06	Barton, Rep. Joe (-TX)	San Francisco, CA Visit biotechnology and medical device research facilities	$2,011.57
	Weldon, Kathleen 01/09/06-01/11/06	Thomas, Rep. Bill (-CA)	California Briefings and participation in meetings	$2,401.96
	Kidalov, Max V 01/08/06-01/12/06	Snowe, Sen. Olympia (-ME)	San Francisco, CA Fact-finding regarding small business innovation and role of venture capital in small-business innov... more	$2,089.49
	Boyl, Sharon Molly 11/16/05-11/18/05	Issa, Rep. Darrell (-CA)	San Francisco, CA Attended California Healthcare Institute's Healthcare Policy Forum on Pandemics and Bioterrorism	$1,768.61
	Bartlett, Melissa 08/15/05-08/17/05	Barton, Rep. Joe (-TX)	Los Angeles, CA Fact-finding trip to Amgen, Medtronic, and UCLA to gain knowledge of biomedical R&D and manufacturin... more	$1,973.91
	Kenkeremath, Nandan 08/15/05-08/17/05	Barton, Rep. Joe (-TX)	Los Angeles, CA Learn about biologics, diabetes, innovation, and health information technology issues	$1,940.00
	Kramer, Vanessa 08/15/05-08/17/05	Eshoo, Rep. Anna (-CA)	Los Angeles, CA The California Health Institute took health care staff to Los Angeles to further staff knowledge of ... more	$1,920.90
	Lugo, Carlos David 08/15/05-08/17/05	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA)	Los Angeles, CA Tour biomedical facilities and attended meetings	$2,110.96
	MacDonald, Elizabeth K 08/15/05-08/17/05	Lincoln, Sen. Blanche (-AR)	Los Angeles, CA To learn more about legislative issues facing the biomedical industry	$2,873.74
	Martin, Katherine M 08/15/05-08/17/05	Bono Mack, Rep. Mary (-CA)	Los Angeles, CA To gain first-hand knowledge of California's biomedical industry	$1,660.24
	Wenk, Elizabeth Brealey 08/15/05-08/17/05	Castle, Rep. Michael (-DE)	San Francisco, CA - Los Angeles, CA To conduct fact-finding trip regarding biologics, medical devices and stem cell research	$2,034.13
	Wickre, Jennifer A 05/24/05-05/26/05	Lewis, Rep. Jerry (-CA)	San Francisco, CA To visit and tour Bay Area health care innovators, such as Genentech, Alza Corp., U.C. San Francisco... more	$960.00
	Carte, Willard 01/11/05-01/12/05	Sanchez, Rep. Linda (-CA)	La Jolla, CA This was a fact-finding trip to learn about biotech industry concerns and scientific research in Cal... more	$1,745.72
	De Loatche, Patricia L 01/10/05-01/12/05	Hatch, Sen. Orrin (-UT)	San Diego, CA The purpose of trip is to have congressional staff visit biotech manufacturing facilities and educat... more	$1,749.31
	Gray, Dana 01/10/05-01/12/05	Tauscher, Rep. Ellen (-CA)	San Diego, CA Visit biotech companies	$1,538.10
	Knight, Patricia 01/10/05-01/12/05	Hatch, Sen. Orrin (-UT)	San Diego, CA Fact-finding staff trip on the biomedical industry in California	$1,869.09
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