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View earmark details Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-Texas, 27th) - Earmarks Requested

Defeated • Alternate Name: Solomon Porfirio Ortiz Sr.
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 28 Cost $55,325,514
With Other Members          Number 41 Cost $97,072,500
All Congressional                Number 69 Cost $152,398,014
All Sponsored Earmarks      Number 82* Cost $352,869,014*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

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 Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Cameron County, TX Interoperable Communications
(Commerce, Justice and Science)		 Amount $47,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)		 Locations Cameron, Texas Recipients Cameron County, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Port Aransas, TX Communications Equipment
(Commerce, Justice and Science)		 Amount $47,000 Sponsors Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Locations Port Aransas, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Driscoll Children's Hospital, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)		 Amount $119,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)		 Locations Corpus Christi, Texas Recipients Driscoll Children's Hospital (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description University of Texas at Brownsville, TX Global Marketing and Logistics Certification Program
(Financial Services)		 Amount $150,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Brownsville, Texas Recipients University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Southwest Key Programs La Esperanza Home for Boys, Texas
(Commerce, Justice and Science)		 Amount $150,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Brownsville, Texas Recipients La Esperanza Home for Boys (Brownsville, Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Valley Baptist Health System, for the Hispanic Stroke Care Center of Excellence for equipment.
(Labor-HHS-Education)		 Amount $167,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)		 Locations Harlingen, Texas Recipients Valley Baptist Health System (Texas)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Adjudicated Youth Program at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
(Commerce, Justice and Science)		 Amount $188,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Corpus Christi, Texas Recipients Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description North Brownsville Industrial Park, TX
(Financial Services)		 Amount $196,514 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Corpus Christi Independent School District, Corpus Christi, TX for its South Texas School Literacy Project
(Labor-HHS-Education)		 Amount $200,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Corpus Christi, Texas Recipients Corpus Christi (Texas) Independent School District
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas A&M University - Kingsville, for facilities and equipment for a research facility
(Labor-HHS-Education)		 Amount $230,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Kingsville, Texas Recipients Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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