Earmarks Sponsored by Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
According to data from Taxpayers for Common Sense, Rep. Butterfield sponsored 17 earmarks worth $14,468,500 for Fiscal Year 2008. His earmarks are listed below, grouped by the bill containing the earmark.
Ag-Rural Development-FDA
Commerce, Justice & Science
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chowan County, NC Emergency Operations Center Equipment | $282,000 | Chowan County, NC | Senate: Dole [, NC] |
| Edgecombe County, NC Public Safety Technology | $235,000 | Edgecombe County, 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], 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], Wilson [, SC-2] |
| Pitt County, NC Gang Prevention Program | $47,000 | Pitt County, NC | |
| Washington County, NC Courthouse Security | $47,000 | Washington County, NC |
Defense
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Airship Surveillance Demonstrator | $1,600,000 | Greenwich, CT | Senate:
Dodd [, CT],
Lieberman [, CT]
House: Shays [, CT-4] |
| Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities | $1,600,000 | Ann Arbor, MI | House: Bishop [, UT-1], Brown [, FL-3], Davis [, CA-53], Jones [, NC-3], Kingston [, GA-1], Ortiz [, TX-27] |
| Environmentally-Sealed, Ruggedized Avionics Displays | $1,600,000 | Bowie, MD | House: Hayes [, NC-8] |
Energy & Water
Financial Services
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal HUBZone Incubator | $282,000 | Elizabeth City, NC |
Labor-HHS-Education
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC for a project to study the problem of racial disparities in cardiovascular diseases | $243,000 | Greenville, NC | Senate: Burr [, NC], Dole [, NC] |
| Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC for facilities and equipment for a science education building | $380,000 | Elizabeth City, NC | Senate: Dole [, NC] |
Transportation and Housing & Urban Development
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Regional Airport, Completion of Instrument Landing System | $490,000 | Edenton, NC | Senate: Burr [, NC] |
| US 17 in Beaufort County | $367,500 | Beaufort County, NC | Senate: Dole [, NC] |
| Wilson Community Improvement Association, Inc. for renovation, construction and build out of the Gee Corbett Village Senior Center | $245,000 | Wilson, NC | |
