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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Former Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Florida) - Earmarks Requested

Resigned • Alternate Names: Melquíades Rafael Martínez Ruiz, Melquiades Rafael Martinez
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 22 Cost $32,615,000
With Other Members          Number 195 Cost $315,672,846
All Congressional                Number 217 Cost $348,287,846
All Sponsored Earmarks      Number 283* Cost $2,617,952,142*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description The Emerald Coast Utility Authority for water system improvements
(Interior)
Amount $295,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL)
Former Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Locations Florida Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Tropical Aquaculture
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $156,000 Sponsors Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) Locations Florida Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description U.S. 41 Enhancements
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $490,000 Sponsors Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Former Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-FL)
Former Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)
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Locations Charlotte, Florida Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description UCXR System
(Defense)
Amount $3,250,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Unknown Location Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL to provide teacher training to veterans
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $272,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL) Locations Pensacola, Florida Recipients University of West Florida
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description US Agricultural Research Service Laboratory, Canal Point, FL
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $521,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Allen Boyd (D-FL)
Former Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
Former Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)
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Locations Canal Point, Florida Recipients Agricultural Research Service
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Walton County
(Energy and Water)
Amount $161,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) Locations Florida Recipients Walton County, Fla.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description West Palm Beach Air Traffic Control Facilities
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $7,438,200 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL)
Locations West Palm Beach, Florida Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Youth Crisis Center, Jacksonville, FL for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $287,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL)
Former Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)
Former Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)
...more
Locations Jacksonville, Florida Recipients Youth Crisis Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Orlando, Parramore Neighborhood Revitalization, to redevelop this distressed area of downtown Orlando into a safe and prosperous community with a mixture of residential and supportive accessory opportunities
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $656,600 Sponsors Former Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL)
Former Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Locations Orlando, Florida Recipients City of Orlando, Fla.

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