Under the Democratic leadership of the 111th Congress and Appropriations Committee, unprecedented steps have been taken to make the annual appropriations process more transparent and accountable.  For all individual Member project requests, the appropriate executive branch agency must ensure that the request is eligible to receive funds and meets goals established by law.  The executive branch must also ensure that, for any request intended to be directed to a for-profit entity, the project be awarded through a competitive bidding process.  Members must certify that neither they nor their spouse will benefit financially from any project they request.  Finally, to provide more opportunity for public scrutiny of individual Member projects, all Members are required to post information on their websites about their project requests. 

The links below describe the targeted investments I have requested for the 4th District and for North Carolina. The projects are grouped according to the jurisdiction of the appropriations subcommittees.

Agriculture and Rural Development

Commerce, Justice, and Science

Defense

Energy and Water Development

Financial Services

Homeland Security

Interior and Environment

Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

Transportation and Housing & Urban Development