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View earmark details Former Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pennsylvania, 4th) - Earmarks Requested

Defeated • Alternate Name: Jason Altmire
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 46 Cost $24,586,514
With Other Members          Number 29 Cost $27,459,621
All Congressional                Number 75 Cost $52,046,135
All Sponsored Earmarks      Number 78* Cost $143,777,135*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Plum Senior Community Center for construction and facility build out of a senior center
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $294,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Recipients Plum (Pa.) Senior Community Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Next Generation Communications System. Funding would be used to continue the development of a high bandwidth, energy efficient data communications system. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funding because it would significantly save energy, lower operational costs, and reduce the amount of equipment space and weight needed. The requested funding would be through the U.S. Army – Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center
(Defense)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) Locations Wexford, Pennsylvania Recipients Accipiter Systems Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements at Millennium Technology Park
(Interior)
Amount $492,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations New Castle, Pennsylvania Recipients Lawrence County (Pa.) Economic Development Corp.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Modular Individual Weapon Sight and Low Cost Remote Weapon Station
(Defense)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Recipients L3 Technologies Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Lawrence County Social Services, for early childhood, parental training, and life skills programs
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $119,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations New Castle, Pennsylvania Recipients Lawrence County, Pa.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Jameson Hospital for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $291,000 Sponsors Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)
Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)
Locations New Castle, Pennsylvania Recipients UPMC Jameson (New Castle, Pa.)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Integrated Power System Converter
(Defense)
Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA)
Former Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA)
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)
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Locations Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Recipients GE Power Conversion
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Holy Family Institute, At-Risk Youth Services
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $141,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Recipients Holy Family Institute

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