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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Former Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Florida) - Earmarks Requested

Defeated • Alternate Name: Clarence William 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 49 Cost $55,158,250
With Other Members          Number 330 Cost $477,034,165
All Congressional                Number 379 Cost $532,192,415
All Sponsored Earmarks      Number 438* Cost $2,785,805,415*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Sugarcane Variety Research
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $1,395,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
Former Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL)
Locations Canal Point, Florida Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Tampa Harbor
(Energy and Water)
Amount $3,996,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) Locations Florida Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Technical Research and Development Authority, to provide professional workshops for teachers in STEM-related fields
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Titusville, Florida Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Temple Terrace, FL Phoenix House
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $564,000 Sponsors Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
Locations Temple Terrace, Florida Recipients Phoenix House
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. Mel Martinez (R-FL)
Locations Florida Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description The Self Reliance Foundation, for Hispanic education program targeted for at-risk youth to prevent gang involvement.
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $0 Sponsors Former Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Former Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID)
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Locations Washington, District of Columbia Recipients Self Reliance Foundation
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description The Town of Pembroke Park for Sanitary Sewage System Rehabilitation
(Interior)
Amount $443,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL) Locations Pembroke Park, Florida Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Florida, with the EARTH University Foundation, Biofuel Project
(Energy and Water)
Amount $984,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Gainesville, Florida Recipients University of Florida (Gainesville); EARTH University
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. Mel Martinez (R-FL)
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Locations Charlotte, Florida Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, for the Center for Patient Safety.
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $407,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Miami, Florida Recipients University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

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