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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 Nebraska Community Foundation, HomeTown Competitiveness, Lincoln, NE
(Financial Services)
Amount $285,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Lincoln, Nebraska Recipients Nebraska Community Foundation
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska, for construction of a new collaborative education center
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $292,200 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Wayne, Nebraska Recipients Wayne (Neb.) State College
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE, for facilities and equipment relating to healthcare training
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Omaha, Nebraska Recipients Metropolitan Community College (Omaha, Neb.)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Visiting Nurse Association of Omaha for a comprehensive crime intervention program for vulnerable women, infants, children, and teens
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Omaha, Nebraska Recipients Visiting Nurse Association
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description CEDARS Youth Services, CEDARS Children's Crisis Shelter construction
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $328,300 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Lincoln, Nebraska Recipients CEDARS Youth Services Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Midwest Advanced Food Manufacturing Alliance, NE
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $343,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Nebraska Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Nebraska State Patrol
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $352,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Locations Nebraska Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Midwest Advanced Food Manufacturing Alliance
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $365,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Nebraska Recipients University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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 The City of Omaha for combined sewer separation project
(Interior)
Amount $394,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Omaha, Nebraska Recipients City of Omaha, Neb.

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