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Appropriations Requests
Appropriations Requests Information
A number of safeguards and
disclosure requirements have been established for the appropriations process to
increase transparency of the process and to ensure that projects are thoroughly
vetted and are in the publics interest. Members of Congress for the first time
have to sign a declaration for each project that they request funding for
stating that they or their family members do not have a financial interest in
the project. While it is true
that a select few of my colleagues in Congress have abused the earmark process,
the vast majority use earmarks for their true purpose; to give direct federalfinancial backing to valuable and necessary public projects.
Over the years I have secured funding in my district for a number of important transportation
and freight mobility projects, after school programs, environmental restoration
projects, housing developments, and health infrastructure and research
programs, among others. I have never received an earmark that I would be afraid
to disclose, which is why I will be posting all the earmarks I receive on this
page.
Thank you for your interest in the legislative process.
FY 2009 Appropriations: Omnibus Earmarks
Commerce-Justice-Science: $1,330,000
$150,000 from DOJ’s COPS Program for the City of Burien’s emergency communications
$300,000 from DOJ’s Byrne Grant Program for King County Sheriff's Gang Intervention
$350,000 from DOJ’s Byrne Grant Program for King County Sheriff's School Resource Officers
$280,000 from DOJ’s Office of Justice Programs for the King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
$249,000 from DOJ’s Office of Justice Programs for The Women’s Sports Foundation to prevent delinquency and promote well being among teens
Energy and Water: $7,632,000
$478,000 from Army Corps General Investigations for Elliot Bay Seawall
$1,434,000 from Army Corps General Investigations for Puget Sound Nearshore
$1,914,000 from Army Corps Construction General for Duwamish/Green River restoration
$475,750 from DOE’s EERE for biofuels research and development infrastructure
$475,750 from DOE’s EERE for urban wood-based bioenergy
$1,427,250 from DOE’s Office of Science for Blood-Brain Barrier Research
$1,427,250 from DOE’s Office of Science for Proton Beam
Transportation-Treasury-HUD: $2,660,000
$475,000 from FTA’s Bus and Bus Facilities for the Aurora Corridor project
$237,500 from FTA’s Bus and Bus Facilities for the King County Hybrid Bus project
$237,500 from FTA’s Bus and Bus Facilities for Community Transit
$475,000 from DOT’s TCSP program for the Aurora Corridor project
$285,000 from HUD Economic Development Initiatives for the Eritrean Association
$950,000 from HUD Economic Development Initiatives for King County Housing Authority
Labor-HHS-Ed: $3,567,000
$143,000 from Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Education for Children’s Hospital
$238,000 from Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Education for Highline Public Schools
$95,000 from Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Education for Seattle Public Schools
$285,000 from Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education for Seattle University’s Fostering Scholars program
$333,000 from Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education for UW-Bothell’s nursing education program
$571,000 from HHS HRSA for Highline-West Seattle mental health
$951,000 from HHS HRSA for NW Hospital and Medical Center
$951,000 from HHS HRSA for the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Agriculture: $3,506,000
$2,192,000 from USDA ARS for WSU’s ARS Building
$469,000 from USDA CSREES for WSU’s Agriculture Competitiveness program
$276,000 from USDA CSREES for WSU’s Food Security program
$248,000 from USDA CSREES for WSU’s Organic Cropping program
$98,000 from USDA CSREES for WSU’s Perennial Wheat program
$223,000 from USDA CSREES for the Wine-Grape Cultivars program
Defense Appropriations Earmarks
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Optical Neural Techniques for Combat/ Post-Traumatic
Healthcare |
$ 1,600,000 |
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Systems Biology Biomarkers Toxicology Initiative |
$ 2,640,000 |
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Blood Safety and Decontamination Technology |
$ 1,600,000 |
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Control of Inflammation and Tissue Repair |
$ 3,200,000 |
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Institute of Surgical and Interventional Simulation |
$ 4,400,000 |
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Reactive Overlay and Removable CBRN Coatings |
$ 1,600,000 |
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Observation Systems for the 21st Century |
$ 3,000,000 |
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Special Operations Forces
Modular Glove System |
$ 800,000 |
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| Total |
$ 18,
840,000 |
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