Earmarks Sponsored by Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
According to data from Taxpayers for Common Sense, Rep. Ross sponsored 27 earmarks worth $47,501,250 for Fiscal Year 2008. His earmarks are listed below, grouped by the bill containing the earmark.
Ag-Rural Development-FDA
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science Food Safety Consortium, AR, IA, KS | $1,057,000 | AR; IA; KS | Senate:
Grassley [, IA],
Harkin [, IA],
Lincoln [, AR],
Pryor [, AR],
Roberts [, KS]
House: Boozman [, AR-3], Latham [, IA-4] |
| Aquaculture Fisheries Center, Pine Bluff, AR | $553,000 | Pine Bluff, AR | Senate: Lincoln [, AR], Pryor [, AR] |
| Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center, Booneville, AR | $1,922,000 | Booneville, AR | Senate:
Lincoln [, AR],
Pryor [, AR]
House: Berry [, AR-1] |
| Endophyte Research, Booneville, AR | $1,059,000 | Booneville, AR | Senate:
Lincoln [, AR],
Pryor [, AR]
House: Boozman [, AR-3] |
| Forestry Research, AR | $340,000 | AR | |
| Specialty Crops, AR | $74,000 | AR | Senate: Lincoln [, AR], Pryor [, AR] |
Commerce, Justice & Science
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State Police, wireless technology for investigators in the field | $223,250 | Little Rock, AR | Senate:
Lincoln [, AR],
Pryor [, AR]
House: Boozman [, AR-3], Snyder [, AR-2] |
| Hot Springs, AR Police Department Mobile Data Equipment | $329,000 | Hot Springs, AR | |
| Hot Springs, AR S.W.A.T Ballistic Vests and Tactical assault Rifles | $47,000 | Hot Springs, AR | |
| Lafayette County, AR Sheriff's Department drug enforcement | $47,000 | Lafayette County, AR | |
| Ouachita County AR sheriff's Department | $235,000 | Ouachita County, AR |
Defense
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| M18 Yellow Smoke Grenade | $4,000,000 | Pine Bluff, AR | Senate: Lincoln [, AR], Pryor [, AR] |
| M291/M295 Skin Decontamination | $5,600,000 | Philadelphia , PA | Senate:
Clinton [, NY],
Lincoln [, AR],
Pryor [, AR],
Schumer [, NY],
Specter [, PA]
House: Bishop [, NY-1], Schwartz [, PA-13] |
| SWORDS Safety Confirmation Testing for Accelerated Fielding and Production | $1,600,000 | Camden; Acton; Detroit, AR; MA; MI | Senate:
Levin [, MI],
Lincoln [, AR],
Pryor [, AR]
House: Conyers [, MI-14] |
Energy & Water
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita and Black Rivers | $11,840,000 | AR; LA | Senate:
Landrieu [, LA],
Lincoln [, AR],
Pryor [, AR],
Vitter [, LA]
House: Alexander [, LA-5] |
| Red River Below Denison Dam, LA, AR, & TX | $2,060,000 | AR; LA; TX | Senate:
Landrieu [, LA],
Lincoln [, AR],
Pryor [, AR]
House: Hall [, TX-4], McCrery [, LA-4] |
| Red River Emergency Bank Protection, AR & LA | $3,277,000 | AR; LA | Senate: Landrieu [, LA], Lincoln [, AR], Pryor [, AR] |
| Red River Navigation Study, Southwest Arkansas | $197,000 | AR | Senate:
Inhofe [, OK],
Landrieu [, LA],
Lincoln [, AR],
Pryor [, AR]
House: Hall [, TX-4], McCrery [, LA-4] |
| Tensas Basin, Red River Backwater | $3,936,000 | LA | Senate:
Landrieu [, LA]
House: Alexander [, LA-5] |
