Unlike many high-powered corporations seeking support on Capitol Hill, General Atomics does not spend most of its congressional travel budget courting elected officials. Rather, the San Diego-based firm targets the top staffers of legislators serving on influential congressional committees, including the Armed Services and Appropriations committees.

Congressional Office*	Traveler Name	Companion Name	Start Date	End Date	Destination	Total Cost	Source
Howard McKeon (R-CA)	ROBERT COCHRAN	KELLIE COCHRAN	03-17-2005	03-27-2005	MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA TO CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA, TO CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, TO SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA TO LOS ANGELES, CA	$28,446.36	source
John Ensign (R-NV)	J SCOTT BENSING		03-18-2005	03-25-2005	AUSTRALIA	$26,495.70	source
Tom Cole (R-OK)	CHRISTOPHER CARON	MARY E CARON	07-24-2004	08-01-2004	WASHINGTON, DC (DCA)- LONDON, ENGLAND (GATWICK)	$19,977.21	source
Kay Granger (R-TX)	ROBERT HEAD	BRENNA FLOWERS HEAD	07-24-2004	08-01-2004	LONDON, ENGLAND	$19,977.19	source
John Ensign (R-NV)	J SCOTT BENSING		04-12-2004	04-19-2004	ITALY/TURKEY	$19,886.10	source
Howard McKeon (R-CA)	ROBERT COCHRAN	KELLIE COCHRAN	04-12-2004	04-19-2004	ROME, ITALY-ANKARA, TURKEY-ISTANBUL, TURKEY	$17,222.10	source
Kay Granger (R-TX)	NORA BOMAR	JOSEPH KHALIL	04-12-2004	04-19-2004	ROME, ITALY - ANKARA, TURKEY - ISTANBUL, TURKEY	$17,025.52	source
Randy Cunningham (R-CA)	DAVID HEIL	MONICA A HEIL	04-09-2004	04-18-2004	ROME-MILAN-BELLAGIO-BOLOGNA-VENICE	$16,801.98	source
Bill Frist (R-TN)	EDWARD RUSSELL		04-10-2004	04-18-2004	ITALY	$16,246.53	source
Robert Bennett (R-UT)	MARK MORRISON		03-26-2005	04-03-2005	ITALY	$15,726.68	source
Conrad Burns (R-MT)	CLARK JOHNSON		03-26-2005	04-03-2005	ITALY (ROME, BELLAGIO, BOLOGNA AND VENICE)	$15,713.68	source
Thad Cochran (R-MS)	STEWART HOLMES		03-26-2005	04-03-2005	ITALY-ROME, BELLAGGIO, FLORENCE, VENICE	$15,700.68	source
Thad Cochran (R-MS)	CLAYTON HEIL		03-26-2005	04-03-2005	ITALY	$15,700.68	source
Curt Weldon (R-PA)	MICHAEL SCHUTTLOFFEL	MISTY SCHUTTLOFFEL	03-25-2005	04-03-2005	ITALY (TRAVELED IN COUNTRY TO ROME, MILAN, FLORENCE, AND VENICE)	$15,572.96	source
Harry Reid (D-NV)	ROBERT HERBERT		03-17-2005	03-25-2005	AUSTRALIA	$15,126.94	source
Kay Granger (R-TX)	ROBERT HEAD	BRENNA FLOWERS	03-25-2005	04-03-2005	ITALY, ROME, MILAN, BELLAGIO, FLORENCE AND VENICE	$14,745.84	source
Randy Cunningham (R-CA)	NANCY LIFSET		03-17-2005	03-25-2005	AUSTRALIA	$14,473.16	source
Wally Herger (R-CA)	JOHN MAGILL		03-17-2005	03-25-2005	MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA	$13,401.48	source
John W. Warner (R-VA)	SUSAN MAGILL		03-17-2005	03-25-2005	MELBOURNE, PORT DOUGLAS, CAMBERRA, SYDNEY AUSTRALIA	$13,401.48	source
Pete V. Domenici (R-NM)	DAVID MYERS		08-15-2003	08-23-2003	BERLIN, DRESDEN, GARMISH, HEIDELBERG GERMANY	$12,905.00	source
Thomas M. Davis (R-VA)	BRIAN STOUT		03-17-2005	03-26-2005	MELBOURNE-CAIRUS-CANBERRA-SYDNEY	$12,751.50	source
Bob Riley (R-AL)	Bob Riley	PATSY RILEY	05-25-2001	06-03-2001	MOSCOW & ST. PETERSBURG	$12,710.00	source
James P. Moran (D-VA)	JENNIFER PARK		03-17-2005	03-25-2005	MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA,-SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA	$12,533.15	source
David Hobson (R-OH)	KENNETH KRAFT		07-25-2004	08-01-2004	LONDON, ENGLAND - NORMANDY, FRANCE	$11,554.90	source
Kay Granger (R-TX)	NORA BOMAR	JOSEPH KHALIL	04-18-2003	04-27-2003		$10,526.94	source
Don Nickles (R-OK)	DEREK ALBRO		04-18-2003	04-27-2003	ITALY	$10,526.94	source
Richard C. Shelby (R-AL)	JOSEPH SUMMERS		04-18-2003	04-27-2003	ITALY-NATO CAOC-5, AVIANO AIR FORCE BA	$10,526.94	source
Thomas M. Davis (R-VA)	BRIAN STOUT		04-09-2004	04-18-2004	ROME TO MILAN TO VENICE	$10,497.10	source
James P. Moran (D-VA)	JENNIFER PARK		04-09-2004	04-18-2004	ROME-MILAN-VENICE	$10,301.38	source
Howard McKeon (R-CA)	Howard McKeon		04-11-2004	04-18-2004	WASHINGTON DULLES TO MILAN ITALY VENICE ITALY TO REAGAN NATIONAL	$10,261.15	source
Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL)	MARK DAWSON		04-09-2004	04-18-2004	ROME, ITALY	$10,124.40	source
Thomas Reynolds (R-NY)	KELLY DIXON		04-09-2004	04-18-2004	ITALY - (ROME, BELLAGIO, BOLOGNA, VENICE)	$10,124.20	source
Randy Cunningham (R-CA)	NANCY LIFSET		04-12-2004	04-19-2004	ROME, ITALY-ANTARA AND ISTANBUL, TURKEY	$9,588.63	source
Todd Tiahrt (R-KS)	AMY BRUSCH		03-25-2005	04-03-2005	ITALY	$9,085.68	source
Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)	JOHN ARIALE		03-25-2005	04-03-2005	ITALY (TRAVELED IN COUNTRY TO ROME, MILAN, FLORENCE, AND VENICE)	$9,085.68	source
Jerry Lewis (R-CA)	LETITIA WHITE	RICHARD H WHITE	03-29-2002	04-07-2002	ITALY	$8,964.36	source
William Thornberry (R-TX)	KIM KOTLAR	JAMES P HARGROVE	03-29-2002	04-07-2002	ITALY	$8,907.41	source
Don Nickles (R-OK)	STEPHEN MOFFITT		03-29-2002	04-07-2002	ITALY - ROME	$8,396.45	source
Earl Hilliard (D-AL)	PHYLLIS HALLMON		07-01-2000	07-10-2000	TRAVEL FROM WASHINGTON, DC TO MOSCOW, SAROV, AND ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA	$7,302.00	source
Brian Bilbray (R-CA)	DAVID SCHROEDER		07-01-2000	07-09-2000	MOSCOW, SAROV, ST. PETERSBURG	$7,198.00	source
Ron Packard (R-CA)	NORA BOMAR		07-01-2000	07-09-2000	MOSCOW, ST. PETERSBURG AND SAROV, RUSSIA	$7,198.00	source
Henry Bonilla (R-TX)	MARY PEARSON		08-15-2004	08-24-2004	DEPART DULLES, ARRIVE BERLIN, TRAVEL TO DRESDEN, TRAVEL TO GARMISCH, TRAVEL TO HEIDELBERG, TRAVEL TO FRANKFURT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ARRIVE WASHINGTON REGAN AIRPORT	$7,192.83	source
David Hobson (R-OH)	KENNETH KRAFT		08-15-2003	08-24-2003	GERMANY	$7,192.83	source
Randy Cunningham (R-CA)	NANCY LIFSET		08-15-2003	08-24-2003	BERLIN	$7,192.83	source
Bob Riley (R-AL)	SHANA JONES		07-01-2000	07-09-2000	RUSSIA: SAROV, MOSCOW, ST. PETERSBURG	$7,185.00	source
Ellen O. Tauscher (D-CA)	JEFF COHEN		07-01-2000	07-09-2000	MOSCOW, SEROV, AND ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA	$7,185.00	source
Bob Riley (R-AL)	DANIEL GANS		05-25-2001	06-03-2001	MOSCOW & ST. PETERSBURG	$7,027.00	source
Darrell Issa (R-CA)	SANDRA WAGNER		05-25-2001	06-03-2001	MOSCOW-ST. PETERSBURG	$7,027.00	source
Sonny Callahan (R-AL)	MICHAEL SHARP		05-25-2001	06-03-2001	MOSCOW, ST. PETERSBURG	$7,027.00	source
Robert E. Cramer (D-AL)	JEFF MURRAY		05-25-2001	06-03-2001	MOSCOW - ST. PETE	$6,837.00	source
Randy Cunningham (R-CA)	NANCY LIFSET		03-29-2002	04-07-2002	ITALY	$5,462.86	source
Bart Gordon (D-TN)	MARSHA SHASTEEN		01-08-2004	01-11-2004	SAN DIEGO, CA	$2,443.98	source
Jerry Lewis (R-CA)	Jerry Lewis	ARLENE WILLIS	05-09-2003	05-11-2003	NEW YORK	$1,739.65	source
Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY)	TINA KAARSBERG		01-08-2004	01-11-2004	SAN DIEGO	$1,345.38	source
Ralph M. Hall (R* (D until Jan 1, 2004)-TX)	CHARLES COOKE		01-10-2001	01-13-2001	WASHINGTON, DC - SAN DIEGO, CA	$1,319.37	source
Ken Calvert (R-CA)	DERON MCELROY		01-10-2002	01-21-2002	TRIP TO SAN DIEGO FACILITIES FOR OVERVIEW OF COMPANY	$1,308.57	source
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)	DONALD DE ARMON		01-09-2002	01-12-2002	FLEW TO SAN DIEGO, CA FROM WASHINGTON, DC; ENDED TRIP THERE.	$1,278.35	source
Joe Barton (R-TX)	RYAN LONG		01-08-2004	01-11-2004	SAN DIEGO, CA	$1,276.29	source
Conrad Burns (R-MT)	CHRISTINE HEGGEM		01-08-2004	01-11-2004	SAN DIEGO, CA	$1,276.29	source
Thad Cochran (R-MS)	JENNY REEVES		01-10-2002	01-13-2002	SAN DIEGO, CA	$1,264.37	source
John M. Spratt (D-SC)	RUDY BARNES		01-10-2002	01-11-2002	SAN DIEGO, CA	$1,264.37	source
John E. Peterson (R-PA)	BRIAN SOWA		01-13-2005	01-16-2005	SAN DIEGO	$1,259.93	source
Curt Weldon (R-PA)	MICHAEL CONALLEN		01-08-2004	01-11-2004	SAN DIEGO, CA	$1,255.38	source
Bart Gordon (D-TN)	CHRISTOPHER KING		01-08-2004	01-11-2004	SAN DIEGO, CA	$1,255.38	source
Joe Barton (R-TX)	DWIGHT CATES		01-08-2004	01-11-2004	LA JOLLA, CA	$1,255.38	source
Peter J. Visclosky (D-IN)	MARTIN MUAKY		01-08-2004	01-11-2004		$1,255.38	source
Mark S. Kirk (R-IL)	PATRICK MAGNUSON		01-13-2005	01-16-2005	SAN DIEGO, CA (SAN)	$1,253.51	source
Conrad Burns (R-MT)	CLARK JOHNSON		11-10-2004	11-12-2004	SAN DIEGO, CA	$1,240.00	source
Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY)	HARLAN WATSON		01-11-2001	01-14-2001	LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA	$1,213.72	source
Bart Gordon (D-TN)	CHARLES ATKINS		01-13-2005	01-16-2005	SAN DIEGO, CA	$1,198.59	source
Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY)	ROBERT PALMER		01-11-2001	01-14-2001	SAN DIEGO, CA	$1,176.72	source
Harold Rogers (R-KY)	WILLIAM SMITH		01-11-2001	01-14-2001	SAN DIEGO, CA	$1,176.00	source
Zach Wamp (R-TN)	ROBERT HOBART		01-10-2002	01-13-2002		$1,175.70	source
Ed Pastor (D-AZ)	MARIAN LEONARDO		01-11-2001	01-14-2001	GENERAL ATOMICS FACILITIES, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA	$1,152.72	source
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)	ED KRENIK		01-11-2001	01-14-2001	WASHINGTON DC-SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA	$1,152.72	source
Harry Reid (D-NV)	ANDREW WILLISON		01-11-2001	01-14-2001	SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA	$1,152.72	source
Sonny Callahan (R-AL)	MICHAEL SHARP		01-11-2001	01-14-2001	SAN DIEGO, CA	$1,152.72	source
Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY)	NJEMA FRAZIER		01-11-2001	01-14-2001	SAN DIEGO, CA	$1,152.72	source
Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-NY)	KAREN KIMBALL		01-11-2001	01-14-2001	SAN DIEGO, CA	$1,152.67	source
Kay Granger (R-TX)	NORA BOMAR	JOSEPH KHALIL	10-23-2003	10-24-2003	NEW YORK	$920.84	source
Edward Whitfield (R-KY)	KAREN LONG		03-15-2001	03-16-2001	PADUCAH, KENTUCKY	$846.98	source
Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)	ERICA STRIEBEL		10-23-2003	10-24-2003	NEW YORK, NY	$766.62	source
Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)	LYNH NGUYEN		03-15-2001	03-16-2001	METROPOLIS, ILL. AND PADUCAH, KY	$743.00	source
Roy Blunt (R-MO)	BRIAN GASTON		07-02-2003	07-03-2003	NEW YORK, NEW YORK	$402.11	source
Roy Blunt (R-MO)	KIRK BOYLE		07-03-2003		LIBERTY ISLAND, NEW YORK	$359.61	source
Don Nickles (R-OK)	STEPHEN MOFFITT		01-10-2002		TO NEW YORK CITY	$298.00	source

* Only three members of Congress have accepted all expense paid trips form General Atomics. They are Rep. Bob Riley, Howard McKeon, and Rep. Jerry Lewis, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Committee staff were assigned to the member of congress who approved their trip.

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