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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-Texas, 15th) - Earmarks Requested

Retired • Alternate Name: Rubén Eloy Hinojosa
All     Solo     With Other Members     
* Numbers other than "All Sponsored Earmarks" do not include earmarks requested by the president to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 Number Cost
Solo Earmarks                     Number 23 Cost $30,603,938
With Other Members          Number 17 Cost $24,626,500
All Congressional                Number 40 Cost $55,230,438
All Sponsored Earmarks      Number 48* Cost $195,774,438*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX for epidemiological research and educational outreach related to childhood cancer in cooperation with the Vannie E. Cook Jr. Cancer Foundation in McAllen, TX
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $307,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Houston, Texas Recipients Baylor College of Medicine
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Cameron County, TX Interoperable Communications
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $47,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Locations Cameron, Texas Recipients Cameron County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Donna/Rio Bravo International Bridge, Land Point of Entry
(Financial Services)
Amount $23,284,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Edinburg International Airport improvements
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $833,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Hidalgo, Texas Recipients South Texas International Airport at Edinburg
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description FM509 Extension
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $686,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Hidalgo County Truancy Program
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $517,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Hidalgo, Texas Recipients Hidalgo County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Housing Assistance Council, for nationwide capacity building, outreach and training
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $2,940,000 alert Sponsors Former Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY)
Former Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI)
Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA)
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Locations Unknown Location Recipients Housing Assistance Council
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
(Interior)
Amount $492,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,706,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of San Juan for planning, design, and construction of a new library
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations San Juan, Texas Recipients City of San Juan, Texas

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