Most-Active Sponsors of Privately Financed Congressional Trips

Sponsor	All Trips		Trips Taken by Republicans		Trips Taken by Democrats
Sponsor	Number	Cost	Number	Cost	Number	Cost
National Cotton Council	99	$205404	68	$147939	31	$57465
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.	96	$258469	72	$183550	24	$74919
Third Way	94	$50256	2	$238	92	$50018
U.S. Chamber of Commerce	95	$192337	53	$118619	42	$73718
American Farm Bureau Federation	94	$74016	62	$50162	32	$23854
National Association of Broadcasters	93	$212677	74	$160771	19	$51906
International Management and Development Institute	93	$896809	35	$385242	58	$511567
American Bankers Association	93	$141814	60	$90880	33	$50934
Florida Sugar Cane League	89	$78777	49	$43578	40	$35199
Chicago Board of Trade	88	$173750	51	$112071	37	$61679
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	81	$89743	32	$36046	46	$50065
American Israel Public Affairs Committee	86	$119784	35	$58823	50	$58325
Electronic Industries Alliance	85	$85098	60	$60865	25	$24233
Inter-American Economic Council	85	$311306	27	$104728	58	$206578
National Association of Manufacturers	84	$109700	65	$84690	19	$25010
Confederation of Indian Industry	84	$566509	38	$183395	46	$383114
Commonwealth Fund	82	$79312	25	$18957	56	$60355
COMPTEL	79	$57258	51	$38351	28	$18907
Ascent	78	$56366	50	$37459	28	$18907
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation	68	$70020	37	$38222	31	$31798
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