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Ripon Educational Fund - $759,993.31 spent on 84 trips
3.4% spent on Democratic Party
0.0% spent on Independent Party
96.6% spent on Republican Party

BOEHNER, JOHN A - Republican Party
October 24, 2000 - October 30, 2000 (7 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - Transatlantic Conference
Total Cost - $9,050.00

BOEHNER, JOHN A - Republican Party
August 11, 2001 - August 18, 2001 (8 days)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Purpose - Transatlantic conference
Total Cost - $4,869.72

BOUCHER, FREDRICK C - Democratic Party
August 11, 2001 - August 17, 2001 (7 days)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Purpose - Speech to conference on upcoming electricity restructuring legislation
Total Cost - $1,805.00

BOUCHER, FREDRICK C - Democratic Party
August 10, 2003 - August 14, 2003 (5 days)
London, England
Purpose - Presentations and spoke to transatlantic conference on discriminatory effect of European Union value added tax on digital downloads supplied by American companies.
Total Cost - $5,600.00

CAMP, DAVID LEE - Republican Party
August 10, 2003 - August 15, 2003 (6 days)
London, England
Purpose - Transatlantic conference in London
Total Cost - $15,623.00

CASTLE, MICHAEL N - Republican Party
November 24, 2000 - November 30, 2000 (7 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - TransAtlantic Conference -- Educational
Total Cost - $9,050.00

COBLE, JOHN HOWARD - Republican Party
August 10, 2001 - August 18, 2001 (9 days)
Manchester, England - Edinburgh, Scotland
Purpose - To attend 2001 TransAtlantic Conference in Scotland
Total Cost - $7,037.33

COBLE, JOHN HOWARD - Republican Party
August 10, 2003 - August 13, 2003 (4 days)
London, England
Purpose - To attend Ripon Educational Fund Transatlantic Conference.
Total Cost - $2,339.40

CRANE, PHILIP M - Republican Party
November 24, 2000 - December 2, 2000 (9 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - In-depth discussions of public policy issues affecting US-Italian relations
Total Cost - $9,120.00

CRANE, PHILIP M - Republican Party
August 10, 2001 - August 18, 2001 (9 days)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Purpose - Not specified
Total Cost - $12,286.16

CRANE, PHILIP M - Republican Party
August 9, 2003 - August 15, 2003 (7 days)
London, England
Purpose - As chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Congressman Crane participated in events focusing on the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial in Cancun, Mexico
Total Cost - $18,650.40

CRENSHAW, ANDER M - Republican Party
August 8, 2003 - August 14, 2003 (7 days)
London, England
Purpose - To gather with government and business leaders to discuss public policy issues that affect relations between the US and the host country
Total Cost - $11,017.88

DUNCAN, JOHN REP JR - Republican Party
November 24, 2000 - December 1, 2000 (8 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - speaking/participation in Transatlantic conference
Total Cost - $8,750.00

DUNN, JENNIFER - Republican Party
August 15, 2003 - August 17, 2003 (3 days)
London, England
Purpose - Ripon Educational Fund Transatlantic Conference in London, England
Total Cost - $6,271.86

ENGLISH, PHILIP S - Republican Party
August 10, 2001 - August 18, 2001 (9 days)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Purpose - Educational - Policy International Conference - panel moderator.
Total Cost - $8,336.33

FLETCHER, ERNIE - Republican Party
August 10, 2001 - August 17, 2001 (8 days)
Scotland
Purpose - Transatlantic conference.
Total Cost - $8,076.34

FLETCHER, ERNIE - Republican Party
February 15, 2002 - February 19, 2002 (5 days)
San Francisco, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Purpose - listening tour and healthcare forum
Total Cost - $9,464.02

FOLEY, MARK - Republican Party
November 23, 2000 - December 2, 2000 (10 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - Meet with Business and government leaders to discuss public policy affecting U.S. and Italy
Total Cost - $5,435.00

FOLEY, MARK - Republican Party
August 10, 2001 - August 18, 2001 (9 days)
Scotland
Purpose - Conference
Total Cost - $3,493.00

FOLEY, MARK - Republican Party
February 15, 2002 - February 19, 2002 (5 days)
San Francisco, CA - Los Angeles, CA
Purpose - reviewing high tech industries
Total Cost - $4,264.69

GORDON, BARTON JENNINGS - Democratic Party
August 10, 2003 - August 15, 2003 (6 days)
London, England
Purpose - Ripon Educational Fund Transatlantic Conference in London, England
Total Cost - $18,683.00

GRANGER, KAY N - Republican Party
November 25, 2000 - December 2, 2000 (8 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - ????
Total Cost - $5,400.00

GREENWOOD, JAMES C - Republican Party
November 24, 2000 - December 2, 2000 (9 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - Transatlantic Policy Network bringing together corporate, government and academia on both sides of the Atlantic
Total Cost - $9,050.00

GREENWOOD, JAMES C - Republican Party
August 10, 2001 - August 18, 2001 (9 days)
Scotland
Purpose - To discuss public policy issues that affect relations between the US and Scotland.
Total Cost - $11,935.66

GREENWOOD, JAMES C - Republican Party
August 10, 2003 - August 15, 2003 (6 days)
London, England
Purpose - 2003 Transatlantic Conference
Total Cost - $16,055.00

HART, MELISSA - Republican Party
August 10, 2003 - August 15, 2003 (6 days)
London, England
Purpose - Transatlantic conference in London
Total Cost - $10,524.20

HERGER, WALLY - Republican Party
November 24, 2000 - December 2, 2000 (9 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - legislative conference
Total Cost - $9,050.00

HERGER, WALLY - Republican Party
August 11, 2001 - August 27, 2001 (17 days)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Purpose - 2001 Transatlantic Conference
Total Cost - $12,286.16

HOBSON, DAVID LEE - Republican Party
August 10, 2001 - August 20, 2001 (11 days)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Purpose - 2001 Transatlantic Conference
Total Cost - $19,571.56

JOHNSON, NANCY L - Republican Party
November 24, 2000 - December 2, 2000 (9 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - 2000 TransAtlantic Conference
Total Cost - $9,120.00

JOHNSON, NANCY L - Republican Party
August 5, 2001 - August 18, 2001 (14 days)
Scotland
Purpose - 2001 Transatlantic Conference
Total Cost - $15,203.99

JOHNSON, NANCY L - Republican Party
February 15, 2002 - February 19, 2002 (5 days)
San Francisco, CA
Purpose - Ripon Society 2002 listening tour
Total Cost - $8,877.82

KELLY, SUE W - Republican Party
August 10, 2003 - August 15, 2003 (6 days)
London, England
Purpose - To participate in 2003 Transatlantic Conference
Total Cost - $18,650.40

LINDER, JOHN - Republican Party
November 15, 2002 - November 23, 2002 (9 days)
Vienna, Austria
Purpose - Fact finding
Total Cost - $10,292.24

MCCRERY, JAMES OTIS III - Republican Party
August 10, 2003 - August 15, 2003 (6 days)
London, England
Purpose - fact-finding
Total Cost - $20,809.00

NEY, ROBERT W - Republican Party
November 24, 2000 - December 1, 2000 (8 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - 2000 Transatlantic Conference
Total Cost - $5,400.00

OXLEY, MICHAEL G - Republican Party
November 25, 2000 - December 2, 2000 (8 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - Meetings with U.S. government/European counterparts on biotechnology, e-commerce, healthcare and other important issues
Total Cost - $9,900.00

OXLEY, MICHAEL G - Republican Party
November 21, 2000 - November 24, 2000 (4 days)
Venice, Italy
Purpose - Board meeting to discuss possible future sights and topics for Ripon Educational Fund Transatlantic Executive Committee
Total Cost - $4,500.00

OXLEY, MICHAEL G - Republican Party
August 9, 2001 - August 18, 2001 (10 days)
Pershire, Scotland - Edinburgh, Scotland
Purpose - Transatlantic Conference - fact finding
Total Cost - $13,672.40

OXLEY, MICHAEL G - Republican Party
August 15, 2003 - August 16, 2003 (2 days)
London, England
Purpose - transatlantic meeting with European Leadership
Total Cost - $15,175.28

PRYCE, DEBORAH D - Republican Party
November 24, 2000 - December 2, 2000 (9 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - Discussion of the U.S. and European economies and interests
Total Cost - $9,050.00

REYNOLDS, THOMAS M - Republican Party
November 24, 2000 - December 2, 2000 (9 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - Congressional participant in 2000 TransAtlantic Conference
Total Cost - $9,120.00

REYNOLDS, THOMAS M - Republican Party
August 11, 2001 - August 18, 2001 (8 days)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Purpose - participation in Transatlantic Conference
Total Cost - $3,549.27

REYNOLDS, THOMAS M - Republican Party
August 10, 2003 - August 15, 2003 (6 days)
London, England
Purpose - participation in panel discussions and debates
Total Cost - $15,174.88

ROGERS, HAROLD DALLAS - Republican Party
August 10, 2003 - August 15, 2003 (6 days)
London, England
Purpose - conference with government and business leaders to discuss issues affecting the relationship between the U.S. and Great Britain
Total Cost - $5,536.86

SHAW, CLAY - Republican Party
November 24, 2000 - December 1, 2000 (8 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - Fact-finding and to speak on trade implications of social policy pension reform
Total Cost - $5,894.00

SHAW, CLAY - Republican Party
August 10, 2001 - August 17, 2001 (8 days)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Purpose - meetings with business and govt. leaders on public policy issues that affect US - Scotland relations
Total Cost - $5,105.00

SHAW, CLAY - Republican Party
August 10, 2003 - August 15, 2003 (6 days)
Shannon, Ireland - London, England - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Purpose - to meet with government and business leaders to discuss public policy issues that affect relations between U.S. & Great Britain.m. Also to meet with British secretary for labor & pensions to discuss social security.
Total Cost - $5,944.88

THOMAS, WILLIAM M - Republican Party
August 18, 2001 - August 24, 2001 (7 days)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Purpose - speech and fact-finding
Total Cost - $23,874.84

THOMAS, WILLIAM M - Republican Party
February 18, 2002 - February 18, 2002 (1 days)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Purpose - healthcare remarks and tour of healthcare facility
Total Cost - $644.00

UPTON, FREDERICK STEPHEN - Republican Party
November 24, 2000 - December 4, 2000 (11 days)
Rome, Italy - Venice, Italy
Purpose - educational
Total Cost - $9,050.00

WHITFIELD, ED - Republican Party
November 27, 2000 - December 2, 2000 (6 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - TransAtlantic Conference-MTGS with Italian govt officials
Total Cost - $9,120.00

WHITFIELD, ED - Republican Party
August 8, 2001 - August 18, 2001 (11 days)
Scotland
Purpose - speech to members of Scottish Parliament and the European Parliament on Kyoto and energy issues
Total Cost - $11,357.16

WHITFIELD, ED - Republican Party
February 16, 2002 - February 19, 2002 (4 days)
Los Angeles, CA
Purpose - discussion with entertainment, technology and healthcare industry officials regarding public policy issues facing these industries as it is impact on job creation.
Total Cost - $4,732.02

NICKLES, DONALD LEE - Republican Party
November 24, 2000 - December 2, 2000 (9 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - keynote speaker
Total Cost - $12,200.00

NICKLES, DONALD LEE - Republican Party
August 10, 2001 - August 18, 2001 (9 days)
Scotland
Purpose - speech/participate in 2001 transatlantic conference
Total Cost - $12,187.16

NICKLES, DONALD LEE - Republican Party
August 10, 2003 - August 15, 2003 (6 days)
London, England
Purpose - Speaking engagement
Total Cost - $10,208.36

ROBERTS, PAT - Republican Party
November 23, 2000 - December 1, 2000 (9 days)
Rome, Italy
Purpose - participate in 2000 transatlantic conference
Total Cost - $12,970.00

ROBERTS, PAT - Republican Party
August 10, 2003 - August 15, 2003 (6 days)
London, England
Purpose - Cochair of conference and speaker
Total Cost - $19,312.36

SMITH, GORDON HAROLD - Republican Party
August 10, 2003 - August 15, 2003 (6 days)
London, England
Purpose - Speech, participate in Round Tables
Total Cost - $11,715.68

FOLEY, MARK - Republican Party
January 12, 2005 - January 16, 2005 (5 days)
FL
Purpose - 2005 Congressional Advisory Board Policy Conference - Speaking participation
Total Cost - $1,669.93

FERGUSON, MIKE - Republican Party
January 12, 2005 - January 16, 2005 (5 days)
Miami, FL
Purpose - 2005 Congressional Advisory Board Policy Conference
Total Cost - $5,778.26

BACHUS, SPENCER T - Republican Party
January 12, 2005 - January 16, 2005 (5 days)
Key Biscayne, FL
Purpose - Policy conference
Total Cost - $2,377.51

OXLEY, MICHAEL G - Republican Party
November 8, 2004 - November 12, 2004 (5 days)
Budapest, Hungary
Purpose - 2004 Transatlantic Conference Panel Participant
Total Cost - $8,382.06

WHITFIELD, ED - Republican Party
November 3, 2004 - November 12, 2004 (10 days)
Budapest, Hungary
Purpose - Educational/fact finding
Total Cost - $9,255.51

CRANE, PHILIP M - Republican Party
November 6, 2004 - November 12, 2004 (7 days)
Budapest, Hungary
Purpose - To discuss various international tax and trade issues with EU officials
Total Cost - $19,043.49

GOODLATTE, ROBERT W - Republican Party
November 6, 2004 - November 12, 2004 (7 days)
Budapest, Hungary
Purpose - To participate in Transatlantic Conference with officials of European governments
Total Cost - $15,242.03

MILLER, CANDICE S - Republican Party
January 12, 2005 - January 16, 2005 (5 days)
Key Biscayne, FL
Purpose - Discussion of public policy issues with other Members of Congress
Total Cost - $4,578.16

LINDER, JOHN - Republican Party
January 12, 2005 - January 15, 2005 (4 days)
Key Biscayne, FL
Purpose - Speaking engagement
Total Cost - $2,654.20

JOHNSON, NANCY L - Republican Party
January 12, 2005 - January 16, 2005 (5 days)
Miami, FL
Purpose - 2005 Congressional Advisory Board
Total Cost - $4,237.71

HOBSON, DAVID LEE - Republican Party
January 12, 2005 - January 16, 2005 (5 days)
Key Biscayne, FL
Purpose - 2005 Congressional Advisory Board Policy Conference
Total Cost - $2,537.31

GRASSLEY, CHARLES E - Republican Party
January 12, 2005 - January 16, 2005 (5 days)
Key Biscayne, FL
Purpose - 2005 Congressional Advisory Board Policy Conference
Total Cost - $4,313.91

HATCH, ORRIN GRANT - Republican Party
January 12, 2005 - January 15, 2005 (4 days)
Key Biscayne, FL
Purpose - 2005 Congressional Advisory Board Policy Conference
Total Cost - $2,581.73

SMITH, GORDON HAROLD - Republican Party
January 12, 2005 - January 14, 2005 (3 days)
Miami, FL
Purpose - Speech, participate in roundtable discussions
Total Cost - $2,099.58

BACHUS, SPENCER T - Republican Party
October 29, 2004 - November 12, 2004 (15 days)
Budapest, Hungary
Purpose - Fact finding
Total Cost - $9,023.26

BARRETT, JAMES GRESHAM - Republican Party
November 7, 2004 - November 12, 2004 (6 days)
Frankfurt, Germany - Budapest, Hungary
Purpose - To participate in panel discussions for the Trans Atlantic Conference regarding a knowledge-based, global economy
Total Cost - $9,217.31

HART, MELISSA - Republican Party
November 7, 2004 - November 12, 2004 (6 days)
Budapest, Hungary
Purpose - To participate in a program consisting of panel discussions and debates regarding important issues that impact both the US and European economies and interests
Total Cost - $5,341.46

LINDER, JOHN - Republican Party
November 6, 2004 - November 12, 2004 (7 days)
Frankfurt, Germany - Budapest, Hungary
Purpose - Fact-finding
Total Cost - $9,217.31

LINDER, JOHN - Republican Party
August 10, 2003 - August 15, 2003 (6 days)
London, England
Purpose - Fact finding trip
Total Cost - $18,785.02

FOLEY, MARK - Republican Party
August 1, 2004 - August 3, 2004 (3 days)
Chicago, IL
Purpose - Washington, DC - Chicago, IL - Washington, DC
Total Cost - $1,643.64

LUCAS, FRANK D - Republican Party
November 6, 2004 - November 12, 2004 (7 days)
Budapest, Hungary
Purpose - Attendance at the 2004 Transatlantic Conference
Total Cost - $9,217.31

KNOLLENBERG, JOSEPH K - Republican Party
November 6, 2004 - November 12, 2004 (7 days)
Budapest, Hungary
Purpose - Fact finding
Total Cost - $9,217.31

KELLY, SUE W - Republican Party
September 8, 2005 - September 9, 2005 (2 days)
Philadelphia, PA
Purpose - Attend the 2005 National Listening Tour in Philadelphia, PA
Total Cost - $1,236.30

JOHNSON, NANCY L - Republican Party
September 8, 2005 - September 9, 2005 (2 days)
Philadelphia, PA
Purpose - To learn about current developments in technology in the medical, technical, and energy fields
Total Cost - $899.69