Earmarks Sponsored by Rep. C. Thompson [D, CA-1]
According to data from Taxpayers for Common Sense, Rep. Thompson sponsored 31 earmarks worth $44,772,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broomweed Biological Controls, Albany, CA | $442,000 | Albany, CA | |
| Center for Advanced Viticulture and Tree Crop Research, Davis, CA | $1,870,000 | Davis, CA | |
| Center of Excellence, Davis, CA | $1,490,000 | Davis, CA | Senate:
Boxer [, CA],
Feinstein [, CA]
House: Lungren [, CA-3] |
| Olive Fruit Fly, CA | $232,000 | CA | |
| Olive Fruit Fly, Montpelier, France | $212,000 | Montpelier, INT | |
| Olive Fruit Fly, Parlier, CA | $299,000 | Parlier, CA | |
| Pierce's Disease (CA) | $1,631,000 | CA | Senate:
Boxer [, CA],
Feinstein [, CA]
House: Farr [, CA-17], Radanovich [, CA-19] |
| Pierce's Disease/Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter, Ft. Pierce, FL | $463,000 | Ft. Pierce, FL | Senate: Feinstein [, CA] |
| Pierce's Disease/Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter, Parlier and Davis, CA | $3,332,000 | CA | Senate: Feinstein [, CA] |
| Sudden Oak Death, CA | $72,000 | CA | Senate: Feinstein [, CA] |
| Sudden Oak Disease, Davis, CA | $316,000 | Davis, CA | Senate: Feinstein [, CA] |
| Viticulture Consortium, CA, NY, PA | $1,548,000 | CA; NY; PA | Senate:
Boxer [, CA],
Clinton [, NY],
Feinstein [, CA],
Schumer [, NY],
Specter [, PA]
House: Farr [, CA-17], Hinchey [, NY-22], Walsh [, NY-25] |
Commerce, Justice & Science
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendocino, CA Public Safety Communications | $493,500 | Mendocino, CA | |
| 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], Myrick [, NC-9], Price [, NC-4], Scott [, GA-13], Watt [, NC-12], Wilson [, SC-2] |
| Winters, CA Public Safety Equipment | $164,500 | Winters, CA |
Defense
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extended Shelf Life Produce for Remotely Deployed Forces | $800,000 | Davis , CA | |
| Restoration of Naval Facility at Centerville Beach | $3,000,000 | Ferndale, CA | |
| Stabilized Laser Designation Capability | $1,000,000 | Santa Rosa , CA |
