Tired of republicans criticizing Obama for vacations take a look at whet they spend on the tax payers dime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Office of Howard Coble Total cost of 80 office trips: $161,355.07 Trips by Howard Coble Total cost of congresspersons 16 trips: $56,688.51 Destination: CASABLANCA, RABAT, MARRAKECH MOROCCO AND LAAYOUNE, WESTERN SAHARA Sponsor: US-Morocco Affairs Council Purpose: TO MEET WITH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ALONG WITH OFFICIALS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO DISCUSS MUTUAL US-MOROCCO ISSUES. Date: Jan 11, 2000 (7 days) Expense: $1,754.09 source Destination: GREENSBORO, NC TO WILMINGTON, NC TO WASHINGTON, DC Sponsor: National Association of Broadcasters Purpose: TO SPEAK TO THE N.C. BROADCASTERS ANNUAL CONVENTION Date: Jul 23, 2000 (1 day) Expense: $735.50 source Destination: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV Sponsor: Croplife America Purpose: TO ATTEND ACPA ANNUAL MEETING AND DISCUSS LEGISLATIVE ISSUES AFFECTING THE AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. Date: Sep 22, 2000 (2 days) Expense: $2,334.66 source Destination: PARIS, FRANCE Sponsor: American Intellectual Property Law Association Purpose: TO DELIVER CLOSING REMARKS AT FIFTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, MANAGINGIP ASSETS IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM Date: Feb 15, 2001 (4 days) Expense: $7,988.25 source Destination: NASHVILLE, TN Sponsor: Recording Industry Association of America Purpose: ATTEND BRIEFING ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY Date: Apr 27, 2001 (1 day) Expense: $1,058.50 source Destination: BOLTON LANDING, NEW YORK Sponsor: Copyright Society of America Purpose: SPEECH AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF COPYRIGHT GROUP TO DISCUSS LEGISLATIVEISSUES INVOLVING COPYRIGHT Date: Jun 9, 2001 (2 days) Expense: $1,039.00 source Destination: EDINBURGH,SCOTLAND Sponsor: Ripon Society and Ripon Educational Fund Purpose: TO ATTEND 2001 TRANSATLANTIC CONFERENCE IN SCOTLAND Date: Aug 10, 2001 (8 days) Expense: $7,037.33 source Destination: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA Sponsor: Croplife America Purpose: TO SPEAK TO THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ACPA Date: Sep 28, 2001 (3 days) Expense: $3,676.41 source Destination: ROME, ITALY Sponsor: American Intellectual Property Law Association Purpose: SPEECH TO COLLOQUIUM ON PATENT PENDENCY REDUCTION Date: Nov 16, 2001 (4 days) Expense: $6,514.54 source Destination: NEW YORK Sponsor: INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SOCIETY Purpose: SPEECH TO THE IIPS BOARD MEETING AND SYMPOSIUM Date: Mar 4, 2002 (1 day) Expense: $847.11 source Destination: LONDON, ENGLAND; DOHA, QATAR; LISBON, PORTUGAL Sponsor: ISLAMIC INSTITUTE AND QATAR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Purpose: TO ATTEND QATARI-AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Date: Mar 23, 2002 (8 days) Expense: $9,325.04 source Destination: WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC Sponsor: National Association of Broadcasters Purpose: SPEECH TO BROADCASTERS ANNUAL CONVENTION Date: Jun 30, 2002 (1 day) Expense: $1,088.96 source Destination: COLOGNE, GERMANY AND LIECHTENSTEIN Sponsor: International Management and Development Institute Purpose: US-GERMAN ROUNDTABLE AND CONGRESSIONAL VISIT TO LIECHTENSTEIN Date: Feb 19, 2003 (5 days) Expense: $7,720.00 source Destination: COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND - LONDON, ENGLAND Sponsor: Century Business Services Inc Purpose: TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL TRADE SYMPOSIUM IN IRELAND. ALSO ATTENDED RIPON EDUCATIONAL FUND TRANSATLANTIC CONFERENCE IN LONDON, ENGLAND. SEPARATE REPORT FIELD ON THAT TRIP Date: Aug 3, 2003 (6 days) Expense: $2,322.72 source Destination: COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND - LONDON, ENGLAND Sponsor: Ripon Society and Ripon Educational Fund Purpose: TO ATTEND RIPON EDUCATIONAL FUND TRANSATLANTIC CONFERENCE IN LONDON, ENGLAND. ALSO ATTENDED INTERNATIONAL TRADE SYMPOSIUM IN IRELAND. SEPARATE REPORT FILED ON THAT TRIP Date: Aug 10, 2003 (3 days) Expense: $2,339.40 source Destination: ST. PAUL, MN Sponsor: Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing (3M) Co Purpose: TO TOUR 3MS FACILITY TO DISCUSS ISSUES IMPACTING THE COMPANYS ROLE IN TRANSPORTATION AND HOMELAND SECURITY FIELDS AND TO OBSERVE IN OPERATION EQUIPMENT THAT 3M MANUFACTURERS IN THESE AREAS. Date: Dec 12, 2003 Expense: $907.00 source Congressional staff traveling under the office of Howard Coble Sarah Birch Robbie Boone Missy Branson Amanda Hamilton Chris Katopis Nancy Mazza Ed Mcdonald Blaine Merritt Andrew Moretl Anna Sagely Jane Scott
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