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SANDERS, BERNARD, Independent Party
Vermont

Total number of trips - 15
Total cost of trips - $25,914.40

Average cost per trip - $1,727.63
Total number of days spent traveling - 46 days
Rank of representative - 250 (Out of 638)

Individual trips

Sponsor(s) - Southern California Americans for Democratic Action
Dates - April 7, 2000 - April 10, 2000 (4 days)
Location(s) - Los Angeles, CA

Purpose - To speak at ADA conference and participate in conference meetings
Notes - Accompanied by spouse Jane Sanders - Other expenses were car rental and hotel parking

Travel Cost - $715.00
Lodging Cost - $390.42
Meal Cost - $43.00
Other Cost - $114.93
Total Cost - $1,263.35

Additional family members - Yes

Sponsor(s) - Georgetown University Child Development Center
Dates - June 9, 2000 - June 12, 2000 (4 days)
Location(s) - New Orleans, LA

Purpose - To speak at/participate in Training Institutes 2000 with Georgetown University
Notes - Accompanied by wife Jane Sanders - other expenses for cab fare

Travel Cost - $743.71
Lodging Cost - $191.50
Meal Cost -
Other Cost - $23.00
Total Cost - $958.21

Additional family members - Yes

Sponsor(s) - New England Booksellers Association
Dates - October 25, 2003 - October 25, 2003 (1 days)
Location(s) - Boston, MA

Purpose - to speak at the New England Booksellers Association Trade Show and Conference on the Patriot Act and civil liberties
Notes -

Travel Cost - $223.00
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $223.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Los Angeles County Bar Association Entertainment Law Section
Dates - December 2, 2003 - December 3, 2003 (2 days)
Location(s) - Los Angeles, CA

Purpose - to speak at Lawyer's conference
Notes - spouse, Jane Sanders, other-taxi cab

Travel Cost - $2,218.00
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost - $110.00
Other Cost - $40.00
Total Cost - $2,368.00

Additional family members - Yes

Sponsor(s) - American Library Association
Dates - June 21, 2003 - June 21, 2003 (1 days)
Location(s) - Toronto, Canada

Purpose - to speak about library legislation at the Joint American Library Association and Canadian Library Association Conference
Notes - other-transportation includes taxi, car service and airfare

Travel Cost - $1,198.57
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $1,198.57

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Dates - November 13, 2003 - November 18, 2003 (6 days)
Location(s) - El Paso, TX - Juarez, Mexico - Mexico City, Mexico

Purpose - to study effects of trade policy and attended meetings with officials and a number of community leaders
Notes - spouse, Jane Sanders, other-entertainment

Travel Cost - $4,419.34
Lodging Cost - $552.75
Meal Cost - $786.28
Other Cost - $64.20
Total Cost - $5,822.57

Additional family members - Yes

Sponsor(s) - Free Press
Dates - November 8, 2003 - November 9, 2003 (2 days)
Location(s) - Madison, WI

Purpose - To speak and participate on panels at the National Conference on Media Reform in Madison, WI.
Notes - This was filed under Rep. Bill Shuster tab

Travel Cost - $798.00
Lodging Cost - $100.00
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $898.00

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
Dates - May 30, 2003 - June 1, 2003 (3 days)
Location(s) - Burlington, VT

Purpose - participation in panel discussions at book expo convention
Notes -

Travel Cost - $522.50
Lodging Cost - $252.00
Meal Cost - $50.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $824.50

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - US Assn of Former Members of Congress - Congressional Study Group on Germany
Dates - March 18, 2005 - March 24, 2005 (7 days)
Location(s) - Berlin, Germany - Brussels, Belgium - Frankfurt, Germany

Purpose - To meet with Members of the German Bundestag, German government representatives and EU and NATO officials to discuss current issues in the transatlantic relationship
Notes - Departed Washington, DC 3/18 - arrived Berlin, Germany 3/19 - day trip to Brussels, Belgium on 3/22 - stayed in Frankfurt, Germany from 23rd to 24th

Travel Cost - $1,899.10
Lodging Cost - $1,521.00
Meal Cost - $800.00
Other Cost - $740.00
Total Cost - $4,960.10

Additional family members - Yes

Sponsor(s) - California Institute of Technology
Dates - April 14, 2004 - April 17, 2004 (4 days)
Location(s) - Los Angeles, CA

Purpose - To serve as speaker at Cal Tech event
Notes - San Francisco, CA - Los Angeles, CA Including spouse Member paid for his spouse's airline ticket out of pocket

Travel Cost - $270.10
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $270.10

Additional family members - Yes

Sponsor(s) - NASDAQ Stock Market
Dates - April 3, 2004 - April 8, 2004 (6 days)
Location(s) - Miami, FL

Purpose - NASDAQ Leadership Summit - Dialogue / meeting between business leaders from the NASDAQ listed community and government officials
Notes - Burlington, VT - Miami, FL - Burlington, VT. Personal Expense: 4/5 to 4/8 Including spouse. [Amended to reduce amounts]

Travel Cost - $2,924.60
Lodging Cost - $945.00
Meal Cost - $1,062.00
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $4,931.60

Additional family members - Yes

Sponsor(s) - Smith College
Dates - March 26, 2004 - March 26, 2004 (1 days)
Location(s) - Hartford, CT

Purpose - To serve as keynote speaker at Smith College Event
Notes - Washington, DC - Philadelphia, PA - Hartford, CT

Travel Cost - $430.20
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $430.20

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Free Press
Dates - May 13, 2005 - May 14, 2005 (2 days)
Location(s) - St. Louis, MO

Purpose - Speaker, National Conference for Media Reform
Notes - Washington, DC - St Louis, MO - Burlington, VT

Travel Cost - $345.40
Lodging Cost - $184.00
Meal Cost -
Other Cost - $90.00
Total Cost - $619.40

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Initiative for Media Policy Research
Dates - May 10, 2005 - May 11, 2005 (2 days)
Location(s) - Champaign, IL

Purpose - Speaker, Media Reform Conference
Notes - New York - Champaign, IL - Washington, DC

Travel Cost - $409.90
Lodging Cost - $70.00
Meal Cost -
Other Cost -
Total Cost - $479.90

Additional family members - No

Sponsor(s) - American Booksellers Assn, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
Dates - June 3, 2005 - June 3, 2005 (1 days)
Location(s) - New York, NY

Purpose - To address the Booksellers Foundation
Notes - Washington, DC - New York City - Burlington, VT

Travel Cost - $580.90
Lodging Cost -
Meal Cost -
Other Cost - $86.00
Total Cost - $666.90

Additional family members - No