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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Former Rep. Chet Edwards (D-Texas, 17th) - Earmarks Requested

Defeated • Alternate Name: Thomas Chester Edwards
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 118 Cost $102,960,271
With Other Members          Number 79 Cost $268,153,980
All Congressional                Number 197 Cost $371,114,251
All Sponsored Earmarks      Number 236* Cost $847,595,251*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas A & M University, for equipment in the Michael E. DeBakey Institute.
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $215,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations College Station, Texas Recipients Texas A&M University (College Station)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas City Channel
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,460,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Locations Texas Recipients Texas City, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas City Channel (50-Foot Project)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $0 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients Texas City, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas State Technical College, for equipment for education and training programs
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $143,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Waco, Texas Recipients Texas State Technical College Waco
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas State University Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $927,780 Sponsors Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Locations Texas Recipients Texas State University-San Marcos
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas State University and Texas Engineering Extension Service, Project Protect
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $470,000 Sponsors Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) Locations San Marcos, Texas Recipients Texas State University-San Marcos
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Texas Water Allocation Assessment
(Energy and Water)
Amount $713,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
...more
Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description The City of Grandview for an Elevated Water Storage Tank
(Interior)
Amount $492,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Grandview, Texas Recipients City of Grandview, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description The City of Hillsboro for Water and Wastewater System Improvement
(Interior)
Amount $492,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Hillsboro, Texas Recipients City of Hillsboro, Texas
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Aerial Application Research
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $580,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) Locations College Station, Texas Recipients

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