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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 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 National Rural Water Association
(Interior)
Amount $11,500,000 alert Sponsors Former Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
Former Rep. Mike Arcuri (D-NY)
...more
Locations Various Locations Recipients National Rural Water Association
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Northeast Community College, Norfolk, NE for construction of the College Center at South Sioux City, NE
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $475,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations South Sioux City, Nebraska 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 Endangered Species Recovery Implementation Program
(Energy and Water)
Amount $20,107,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT)
Former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)
Former Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
...more
Locations 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
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Fighting Drug Resistant Infections
(Defense)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Unknown Location Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Crypto-Linguist/lntelligence Officer Initiative
(Defense)
Amount $640,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Unknown Location 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.

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