Earmarks Sponsored by Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]
According to data from Taxpayers for Common Sense, Rep. Watt sponsored 28 earmarks worth $28,539,500 for Fiscal Year 2008. His 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], Myrick [, NC-9] |
| Central Piedmont Community College, NC | $352,500 | Charlotte, NC | Senate:
Burr [, NC]
House: Hayes [, NC-8], Myrick [, NC-9] |
| City of Winston-Salem, NC | $376,000 | Winston-Salem, NC | Senate:
Burr [, NC],
Dole [, NC]
House: Foxx [, NC-5] |
| Livingstone College, NC Criminal Justice Program | $329,000 | Livingstone College, NC | Senate: Dole [, NC] |
| 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], Thompson [, CA-1], Wilson [, SC-2] |
| North Carolina State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Technology | $188,000 | NC | |
| Thurgood Marshall College Fund Minority NASA Science Initiative | $940,000 | Unknown | House: Cummings [, MD-7], Jackson-Lee [, TX-18], Meek [, FL-17], Norton [, DC-AL] |
Defense
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bioterrorism Operations Policy for Public Emergency Response (BOPPER) | $1,600,000 | Unknown | Senate: Burr [, NC] |
| Center for Nanoscience and Nanomaterials | $1,200,000 | Greensboro, NC | |
| Gallium Nitride (GaN) RF Power Technology | $1,600,000 | Greensboro; Freeport; Charlotte, NC; PA | House: Coble [, NC-6] |
| Gallium Nitride RF Power Technology | $2,000,000 | Greensboro; Charlotte, NC; PA | Senate:
Dole [, NC]
House: Coble [, NC-6] |
| Joint Biological Point Detection System [JBPDS] | $3,500,000 | Unknown | Senate:
Burr [, NC],
Dole [, NC]
House: Hayes [, NC-8], Myrick [, NC-9] |
Energy & Water
Financial Services
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Charlotte, Belvedere Business Park Project | $282,000 | Charlotte , NC | Senate: Burr [, NC], Dole [, NC] |
Labor-HHS-Education
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett College for Women, Greensboro, NC for equipment, technology, and professional development | $526,000 | Greensboro, NC | Senate: Burr [, NC], Dole [, NC] |
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University, Greensboro, NC for a project to reduce suspension rates of students in the Guilford County School System | $390,000 | Greensboro, NC | Senate:
Burr [, NC],
Dole [, NC]
House: Miller [, NC-13] |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro, for a teletherapy program to address the shortage of speech language pathologists | $68,000 | Greensboro, NC | Senate: Burr [, NC], Dole [, NC] |
| University of North Carolina, with East Carolina University, for the program in Racial Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease. | $570,000 | Chapel Hill, NC | Senate: Dole [, NC] |
Transportation and Housing & Urban Development
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Rapid Transit Extension | $1,960,000 | NC | Senate:
Burr [, NC],
Dole [, NC]
House: Myrick [, NC-9] |
| Charlotte Rapid Transit Extension--Northeast Corridor Light Rail Project | $2,695,000 | Charlotte, NC | Senate:
Burr [, NC],
Dole [, NC]
House: Myrick [, NC-9] |
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