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Posts Tagged ‘spending’

“$5,500,000 to University of Hawaii – University Affliated Research Center for Hawaii Undersea Chemical Weapons Assessment Program”
Sponsors: Rep. Abercrombie (D-HI) Rep. Hirono (D-HI)

“$5,000,000 to Armaments Research, Development and Engineering Center for Rapid Prototyping for Special Projects”
Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)

“$3,100,000 to LithChem International for Safe High Power (High Rate) Lithium Battery for MKV (Missiles) with Long Storage Life”
Sponsor: Rep. Sestak (D-PA)

“$2,000,000 to RFD Beaufort for Life Raft Procurement”
Sponsor: Rep. Regula (R-OH)

“$4,000,000 to University of Maine for Modular Ballistic System for Force Protection”
Sponsors: Rep. Allen (D-ME) Rep. Michaud (D-ME)

“$1,500,000 to University of Texas at Austin for Massively Broadband Wireless Integrated Circuits”
Sponsor: Rep. Smith (R-TX)

“$3,000,000 to Multiple Recipients for PROTECTOR-DACS”
Sponsors: Rep. Goode (R-VA) Rep. Moran (D-VA)
These are in the FY 2008 spending bills, among MANY MANY more. Check out http://earmarkwatch.org/earmark/41172/

Is this what you agreed to when you paid your taxes?
Here are some from the labor bill. Those were from the defense bill…

“$350,000 for Ocean Beach Hospital, Ilwaco, WA for a telepharmacy program”
Sponsor: Rep. Baird (D-WA)

“$100,000 for North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC for academic enrichment activities, including parental involvement”
Sponsor: Rep. Price (D-NC)

“$200,000 for Covenant House Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL for a program for pregnant and parenting teens and young adults”
Sponsor: Rep. Klein (D-FL)

“$300,000 for Heartland Community Health Clinic, Peoria, IL for facilities and equipment”
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood (R-IL)

“$100,000 for AVANCE, Inc., Del Rio, TX for a family literacy program”
Sponsor: Rep. Rodriguez (D-TX)

“$225,000 for Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical Center, Richmond, KY for facilities and equipment”
Sponsor: Rep. Chandler (D-KY)