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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

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Description (Bill) Amount Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Creighton University, for personal training, equipment, and technological upgrades for the Milton R. Abrahams Legal Clinic
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $178,600 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Omaha, Nebraska Recipients Creighton University
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 2008 Description Girls and Boys Town USA, for Treatment centers for at risk kids that provides mentoring and education
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $0 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Former Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)
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Locations Nebraska Recipients Boys Town USA
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Girls and Boys Town USA, for construction of facilities at priority national projects
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) Locations Boys Town, Nebraska Recipients Boys Town USA
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Global Awareness Presentation Services (GAPS)
(Defense)
Amount $2,400,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Unknown Location Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Heartland Family Service, to provide services to women and children in methamphetamine abuse cases
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $178,600 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Omaha, Nebraska Recipients Heartland Family Service
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Heartland Family Services, Inc., for the Sarpy County Methamphetamine Treatment Program for women and children
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Omaha, Nebraska Recipients Heartland Family Service
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description High Energy Laser for Detection, Inspection and Non-destructive Testing
(Defense)
Amount $5,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Locations Unknown Location Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description High Temperature, Laser Sintered Polymeric Material Digital Product Definition
(Defense)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) Locations Minden, Nebraska Recipients Royal Engineered Composites Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Add/Alter Intelligence Squadron Facility
(Military Construction)
Amount $16,952,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Locations Offutt AFB, Nebraska Recipients

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