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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

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Description (Bill) Amount Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Lower Platte River and Tributaries, NE
(Energy and Water)
Amount $167,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Nebraska Recipients
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 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 2009 Description Nebraska Hospital Association, Lincoln, NE, to expand the Nebraska Statewide Telehealth Network, including renovation and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Lincoln, Nebraska Recipients Nebraska Hospital Association
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Novel Coating Technologies for Military Equipment
(Defense)
Amount $4,800,000 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 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 Replacement of US-159 Bridge at Rulo, NE
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,140,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Rulo, Nebraska Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Ruminant Nutrition Consortium, MT, ND, SD, WY
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $563,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD)
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
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Locations North Dakota; South Dakota; Wyoming Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Harlan County Lake
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,658,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Nebraska Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Drought Mitigation
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $469,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Locations Nebraska Recipients

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