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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Former Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) - Earmarks Requested

Retired • Alternate Name: Earl Benjamin Nelson
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 56 Cost $62,249,440
With Other Members          Number 113 Cost $182,220,050
All Congressional                Number 169 Cost $244,469,490
All Sponsored Earmarks      Number 174* Cost $294,574,490*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Systems Biology Research Facility
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $1,390,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Lincoln, Nebraska Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Alliance for Food Protection
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $122,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Nebraska Recipients University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Rural Policies Institute
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $889,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO)
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Former Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
...more
Locations Missouri; Nebraska Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Sweet sorghum for energy production
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $149,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Locations Nebraska Recipients University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Alliance for Food Protection
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $130,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Nebraska Recipients University of Georgia (Athens); University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Midwest Advanced Food Manufacturing Alliance
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $365,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Nebraska Recipients University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Buck and Duck Creek Watershed Project
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $2,471,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Locations Nebraska Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Drought Mitigation
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $372,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Locations Nebraska Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Drought Mitigation
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $469,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Locations Nebraska Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $2,582,000 Sponsors Sen. John Boozman (R-AR)
Former Rep. Chris Carney (D-PA)
Former Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA)
...more
Locations Fayetteville, Arkansas Recipients

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