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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) Amount

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Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Novel System for Developing Therapeutics Against Botulism
(Defense)
Amount $4,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Locations Lincoln, Nebraska Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research
(Energy and Water)
Amount $3,806,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI)
Former Rep. Allen Boyd (D-FL)
Former Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
...more
Locations Georgia; Hawaii; Kentucky; Michigan; North Carolina; New York; South Dakota Recipients Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Systems Biology Research Facility, Lincoln, NE
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $3,760,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) Locations Lincoln, Nebraska Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Regional Climate Centers
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $3,572,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)
Former Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL)
Former Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
...more
Locations Louisiana; Nebraska; Nevada; New York; South Carolina Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Robotic Telesurgery in Combat Environments
(Defense)
Amount $3,500,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Unknown Location Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Regional Climate Centers Funding for climate research at nationwide sites
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $3,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Tim Johnson (R-IL)
Former Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)
Former Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
...more
Locations Chapel Hill, Louisiana; Baton Rouge, North Carolina; Ithaca, Nebraska; Champaign, Nevada; Lincoln, New York Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Soldier Survival in Extreme Environments
(Defense)
Amount $2,960,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Unknown Location Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Western Sarpy County and Clear Creek, NE
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,775,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Locations Sarpy County, Nebraska Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Crypto-Linguist/lntelligence Officer Initiative
(Defense)
Amount $2,720,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Unknown Location Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Supporting Surgical Options in Space
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $2,700,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Omaha, Nebraska Recipients University of Nebraska Medical Center

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