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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 2010 Description Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, NE for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $650,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) Locations Lincoln, Nebraska Recipients Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital (Lincoln, Neb.)
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 University of Nebraska at Omaha to implement a project to improve Nebraska's community corrections and methamphetamine abuse treatment services
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $600,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Omaha, Nebraska Recipients University of Nebraska Omaha
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Drought Mitigation, NE
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $600,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) Locations Nebraska Recipients University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description The City of Lincoln for wastewater treatment facilities upgrade project
(Interior)
Amount $591,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Locations Lincoln, Nebraska Recipients City of Lincoln, Neb.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Program
(Energy and Water)
Amount $590,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)
Former Rep. John Salazar (D-CO)
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Locations Unknown Location Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Cather Foundation, Moon Block Project for historical renovations
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $588,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Locations Red Cloud, 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 City of Lincoln wastewater treatment upgrades
(Interior)
Amount $550,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) Locations Lincoln, Nebraska Recipients City of Lincoln, Neb.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Rainwater Basin Wetlands Management District
(Interior)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Nebraska Recipients Rainwater Basin Wetlands Management District

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