Earmarks Sponsored by Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
According to data from Taxpayers for Common Sense, Rep. Wilson sponsored 15 earmarks worth $24,958,500 for Fiscal Year 2008. His earmarks are listed below, grouped by the bill containing the earmark.
Commerce, Justice & Science
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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], Watt [, NC-12] |
| West Columbia, SC, Police Department | $352,500 | West Columbia, SC |
Defense
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum Nitride for Substrates and Devices | $1,600,000 | Columbia, SC | |
| Controlled Humidity Protection [CHP] SC Air National Guard | $2,700,000 | SC | Senate: Graham [, SC] |
| Scanning Technology for Accelerating Reset | $1,600,000 | Charleston; Columbia, SC | Senate:
Graham [, SC],
Sessions [, AL],
Stabenow [, MI]
House: Brown [, SC-1] |
| Tactical Metal Fabrication System (TacFab) | $2,400,000 | Waltham; -; East Riverton; Warren; Columbia, MA; MI; NJ; OH; SC | Senate:
Graham [, SC],
Kerry [, MA],
Lautenberg [, NJ],
Menéndez [, NJ]
House: Andrews [, NJ-1], Brown [, SC-1], Holt [, NJ-12], Ryan [, OH-17], Saxton [, NJ-3], Tierney [, MA-6], Turner [, OH-3] |
| Vanadium Technology Program | $1,600,000 | Charleston, SC | Senate: Graham [, SC] |
Energy & Water
Interior
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| The City of West Columbia for wastewater line replacement project | $148,000 | West Columbia, SC | Senate: Graham [, SC] |
Labor-HHS-Education
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communi Care, Inc., Columbia, SC for health information systems, facilities, and equipment | $277,000 | Columbia, SC | House: Clyburn [, SC-6] |
| Silver Crescent Foundation, Charleston, SC for a middle and high school academic engineering and technology program | $195,000 | Charleston, SC |
Military Construction
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear/Biological/Chemical Facility | $3,500,000 | Marine Corp Air Station, Beaufort, SC | Senate: Graham [, SC] |
Transportation and Housing & Urban Development
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-95/ SC 301Interchange Improvement Project | $3,920,000 | SC | Senate:
Graham [, SC]
House: Clyburn [, SC-6] |
| U.S. 278 Corridor | $490,000 | Beaufort County, SC | Senate: Graham [, SC] |
