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Earmark Information
A number of safeguards and
disclosure requirements have been established for the appropriations process to
increase transparency of the process and to ensure that projects are thoroughly
vetted and are in the public’s interest. Members of Congress for the first time
have to sign a declaration for each project that they request funding for
stating that they or their family members do not have a financial interest in
the project. While it is true
that a select few of my colleagues in Congress have abused the earmark process,
the vast majority use earmarks for their true purpose; to give direct federalfinancial backing to valuable and necessary public projects.
Over the years I have secured funding in my district for a number of important transportation
and freight mobility projects, after school programs, environmental restoration
projects, housing developments, and health infrastructure and research
programs, among others. I have never received an earmark that I would be afraid
to disclose, which is why I will be posting all the earmarks I receive on this
page.
For the 110th Congress funding for eleven of the twelve regular
appropriations bills was passed in the form of a continuing resolution and
therefore did not contain earmark requests. Congress should take up these
appropriations bills again when Congress reconvenes in January.
Currently the only earmark information available at this time is for the
Department of Defense FY09 Appropriations Bill. Please know that as the other
11 regular appropriations bills are passed I will update this site with the
appropriate information on the earmarks requests that were granted.
Thank you for your interest in the legislative process.
Defense Appropriations Earmarks
Optical Neural Techniques for Combat/ Post-Traumatic
Healthcare
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$ 1,600,000
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Systems Biology Biomarkers Toxicology Initiative
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$ 2,640,000
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Blood Safety and Decontamination Technology
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$ 1,600,000
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Control of Inflammation and Tissue Repair
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$ 3,200,000
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Institute of Surgical and Interventional Simulation
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$ 4,400,000
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Reactive Overlay and Removable CBRN Coatings
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$ 1,600,000
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Observation Systems for the 21st Century
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$ 3,000,000
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Special Operations Forces
Modular Glove System
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$ 800,000
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Total |
$ 18,
840,000
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