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View earmark details Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (-Texas, 30th) - Earmarks Requested
In Office

 
AllSoloWith 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                     16 $11,388,500
With Other Members          22 $60,694,500
All Congressional                38 $72,083,000
All Sponsored Earmarks      46* $437,730,461*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

(desc)

Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
View earmark details 2009 Teach for America as authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$14,895,000 alert Rep. Neil Abercrombie (-HI)
Rep. Tim Bishop (-NY)
Rep. Russ Carnahan (-MO)
...more
New York, New York Teach for America
View earmark details 2009 Dallas Floodway Extension, Trinity River Project
(Energy and Water)
$13,000,000 Rep. Chet Edwards (-TX)
Rep. Pete Sessions (-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (-TX)
...more
Texas
View earmark details 2008 Dallas Floodway Extension, Trinity River Project
(Energy and Water)
$12,792,000 Rep. Chet Edwards (-TX)
Rep. Pete Sessions (-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (-TX)
...more
Dallas, Texas
View earmark details 2010 Dallas Floodway Extension, Trinity River Project, TX
(Energy and Water)
$12,594,000 Rep. Chet Edwards (-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (-TX)
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (-TX)
...more
Dallas, Texas
View earmark details 2010 Reach Out and Read authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$6,000,000 alert Sen. Ted Kennedy (-MA)
Rep. Louise Slaughter (-NY)
Rep. Neil Abercrombie (-HI)
...more
Various Locations Reach Out and Read National Center
View earmark details 2009 National Council on Economic Education for the Cooperative Education Exchange program, which is authorized in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as part of the Civic Education Program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$5,019,000 Rep. Neil Abercrombie (-HI)
Rep. Mike Arcuri (-NY)
Rep. Xavier Becerra (-CA)
...more
New York, New York Council for Economic Education
View earmark details 2010 National Council on Economic Education for the Cooperative Education Exchange program, which is authorized in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as part of the Civic Education Program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$5,019,000 alert Sen. Paul G. Kirk (-MA)
Rep. Neil Abercrombie (-HI)
Rep. Joe Baca (-CA)
...more
Various Locations
View earmark details 2009 Reach Out and Read authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$4,965,000 alert Rep. Jim Langevin (-RI)
Rep. John Larson (-CT)
Rep. Sandy Levin (-MI)
...more
Unknown Location Reach Out and Read National Center
View earmark details 2009 Marshall Fund, Minority Energy Science Initiative (NC, NY, TX, MD)
(Energy and Water)
$2,854,500 Rep. G.K. Butterfield (-NC)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (-MD)
Rep. Steny Hoyer (-MD)
...more
North Carolina; New York; Texas
View earmark details 2010 Qualification and Insertion of New High Temperature Domestic Sourced PES for Military Aircraft
(Defense)
$2,400,000 No additional sponsors indicated Dallas, Texas DIAB Inc.
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