Earmarks Sponsored by Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
According to data from Taxpayers for Common Sense, Rep. Myrick sponsored 13 earmarks worth $20,910,500 for Fiscal Year 2008. Her earmarks are listed below, grouped by the bill containing the earmark.
Commerce, Justice & Science
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Piedmont Community College, high-tech crime scene investigation training | $470,000 | Charlotte, NC | Senate:
Burr [, NC]
House: Hayes [, NC-8], Watt [, NC-12] |
| Central Piedmont Community College, NC | $352,500 | Charlotte, NC | Senate:
Burr [, NC]
House: Hayes [, NC-8], Watt [, NC-12] |
| National Textile Center (NTC): Funding to continue and enhance research currently conducted at a multi-university consortium that links the textile and fiber-based materials industry sector to leading research and education programs | $4,700,000 | AL; CA; GA; MA; NC; NY; PA; SC | Senate:
Burr [, NC],
Chambliss [, GA],
Clinton [, NY],
Dole [, NC],
Graham [, SC],
Kennedy [, MA],
Kerry [, MA],
Shelby [, AL],
Specter [, PA]
House: Aderholt [, AL-4], Butterfield [, NC-1], Coble [, NC-6], Etheridge [, NC-2], Frank [, MA-4], Hayes [, NC-8], Hinchey [, NY-22], Jones [, NC-3], Lungren [, CA-3], Mchenry [, NC-10], McIntyre [, NC-7], Miller [, NC-13], Price [, NC-4], Scott [, GA-13], Thompson [, CA-1], Watt [, NC-12], Wilson [, SC-2] |
Defense
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canned Lube Pumps LSD-41/49 Class Amphibious Ships | $1,600,000 | Unknown | Senate:
Burr [, NC],
Lautenberg [, NJ],
Menéndez [, NJ]
House: Hayes [, NC-8] |
| Equipment Life Extension Project (ELEP) | $1,200,000 | Patuxent River, MD | |
| Intelligent Autonomy Technology Transition Program (IA) | $2,000,000 | Patuxent River, MD | |
| Joint Biological Point Detection System [JBPDS] | $3,500,000 | Unknown | Senate:
Burr [, NC],
Dole [, NC]
House: Hayes [, NC-8], Watt [, NC-12] |
| Roll-to-Roll Microelectronics Manufacturing in Support of the Flexible Display Initiative | $1,600,000 | San Jose; Iowa City; Billerica; Lanham, CA; IA; MD | Senate:
Bingaman [, NM],
Domenici [, NM],
Harkin [, IA]
House: Issa [, CA-49], Lofgren [, CA-16], Shays [, CT-4] |
Energy & Water
Labor-HHS-Education
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston College, Health Education Institute, Dallas, NC for nurse training programs, including facilities and equipment | $146,000 | Dallas, NC | Senate: Burr [, NC] |
| Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, NC, for a program to combat domestic violence | $195,000 | Charlotte, NC | Senate:
Burr [, NC]
House: Hayes [, NC-8] |
