[Vision2020] Citizens Against Government Waste House Appropriations Subcommittee Chairs.htm
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The following is a list of incoming Democrat leaders and probable House Appropriations Subcommittee chairs for the 110th Congress and the amount of pork they helped secure for their states in fiscal years 2005 and 2006. The totals include only those projects that were originally added to the House versions of the annual appropriations bills. These are the projects that can most likely be attributed to the representatives in question. As such, they are conservative estimates and do not include projects that the representative might have added behind closed doors during conference negotiations.
Speaker of the House - Nancy Pelosi, California - $31,297,000
House Majority Leader - Steny Hoyer, Maryland - $26,261,500
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration - Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut - $766,750
Defense - John Murtha, Pennsylvania - $26,877,250
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies - Peter J. Visclosky, Indiana - $30,162,750
Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs - Nita M. Lowey, New York - $9,369,000
Interior, Environment and Related Agencies - Norman D. Dicks, Washington - $1,854,750
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies - David R. Obey, Wisconsin - $5,540,000
Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies - Chet Edwards, Texas - $6,209,250
Science, State, Justice and Commerce and Related Agencies - Alan B. Mollohan, West Virginia - $48,943,750
Transportation, Treasury and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia - John W. Olver, Massachusetts - $2,752,000
Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi, California
Total pork since 2005: $31,297,000
Lifetime CCAGW vote rating: 13% - Hostile
Quote: "There are many earmarks that are very worthy, all of mine, as a matter of fact." - The Washington Times, March 17, 2006
2005-2006 Pork
$5.6 million to the Gallo Center Department of Neurology in the 2006 Defense Appropriations Bill
$4 million to the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in the 2006 Defense Appropriations Bill
$3.75 million to the Gallo Center Department of Neurology for alcoholism research in the 2005 Defense Appropriations Bill
$3.3 million to the Northern California Institute for research and education in the 2006 Defense Appropriations Bill
$3 million to the KIPP Foundation, San Francisco, for leadership training and extended learning time at KIPP schools, including subgrants in the 2005 Labor/HHS Appropriations Bill
$2.25 million to the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in the 2005 Defense Appropriations Bill
$2.123 million to the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park, C.A. Thayer in the 2005 Interior Appropriations Bill
$1.875 million to the Presidio Trust in the 2005 Defense Appropriations Bill
$1 million to the University of San Francisco for science and environment in the Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$970,000 to the City and County of San Francisco for capital; and improvement, upgrades, and buildout for a senior homeless facility in the Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$750,000 to San Francisco Ex-Offender Reentry Services in the 2005 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$750,000 to the Bay Area Youth Violence Prevention Network in the 2005 Commerce Bill
$450,000 to the San Francisco "Safe Streets Project" in the 2005 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$400,000 to San Francisco City, Attorney's Family Reunification Program for Neglected Children in the 2006 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$388,000 to the Filipino Cultural Center in San Francisco for rehabilitation and buyout in the Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$291,000 to the International Museum of Women in San Francisco for rehabilitation and buyout in the Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$200,000 to the KIPP Foundation in San Francisco for curriculum development and teacher training for California schools, including subgrant in the 2005 Labor/HHS Appropriations Bill
$200,000 to Ocean Beach, San Francisco in the 2006 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
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House Majority Leader
Steny Hoyer, Maryland
Total pork since 2005: $26,261,500
Lifetime CCAGW vote rating: 12% - Hostile
2005-2006 Pork
$9.1 million to Indian Head for a Joint Aircrew Escape Component Center in the 2005 Military Construction Appropriations Bill
$8.25 million to the Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technical Support Center in Indian Head in the 2006 Military Construction Appropriations Bill
$3.8 million to the TES-N/DCGS-N node at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in the 2005 Defense Appropriations Bill
$1.9 million for Advanced Maritime Technology Center at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in the 2005 Defense Appropriations Bill
$1.1 million to Upgrade and enhance instrumentation and integrated range support at Patuxent River Naval Air Station and Webster Field in support of UAV and UCAV testing in the 2005 Defense Appropriations Bill
$1 million to the Goddard Space Flight Center's Clustering and Advanced Visual Environments Initiative in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$500,000 to the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation and Institute for Alcohol Awareness in the 2006 Commerce Bill
$242,500 to St. Mary's County for land acquisition and demolishment at the Lexington Manor Northern Parcel in Leonardtown in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$194,000 to the town of North Beach for construction of a gym and multipurpose room at the Bayside Boys and Girls Club in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$125,000 to Herring Creek and Tall Timbers in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$50,000 for foundry sand by-products utilization in Beltsville in the 2005 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration
Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut
Total pork since 2005: $766,750
Lifetime CCAGW vote rating: 14% - Hostile
2005-2006 Pork
$500,000 to the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science National Cold Case Center in the 2006 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$145,500 to the city of Derby for the Sterling Opera House renovation in the Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$121,250 to the Greater Dwight Development Corporation for construction of the Dwight Community Child Care Center in New Haven in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
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Defense
John Murtha, Pennsylvania
Total pork since 2005: $26,877,250
Lifetime CCAGW vote rating: 15% - Hostile
Has been under scrutiny for relationships with defense lobbyists, including his brother, as well as involvement in Abscam scandal.
Quotes: ". just because a member wants something that is beneficial to their district, or to the country in many cases, I don't define that as earmarked." - C-SPAN "Newsmakers," September 29, 2006
''You just need to get the things done, so you give them the votes to get the things done. . There is no question that some projects come out of it for our members, and that is not a bad thing. . Deal making is what Congress is all about.'' New York Times, October 2, 2006
2005-2006 Pork
$17.78 million for an airfield runway upgrade in Johnstown in the 2006 Military Construction Appropriations Bill
$4.3 million to the National Center for Manufacturing and Machining in the 2006 Defense Appropriations Bill
$1 million for the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport to extend runways in the 2005 Transportation Appropriations Bill
$991,000 to the city of Johnstown in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$900,000 to the Jimmy Stewart Airport for runway extensions in the 2005 Transportation Appropriations Bill
$485,000 to the Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve in Westmoreland County for facilities construction and development in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$388,000 to Cambria County for facility construction and improvements to the Johnstown Regional Technology Complex in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$242,500 to the Waynesburg College Center for Economic Development in Greene County for facilities construction and renovation in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$225,000 to California University for the Monongahela Valley River Research Project in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$194,000 to Green County for the construction of a new community center in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$145,500 to the Cambria County War Memorial Authority for construction of a stage and sports floor in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$121,250 to Westmoreland County for acquisition and reuse of a facility in the Lenox Building Rehabilitation Project in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$105,000 to Indiana University of Pennsylvania for construction of a regional Development Complex in Indiana in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Peter J. Visclosky, Indiana
Total pork since 2005: $30,162,750
Lifetime CCAGW vote rating: 23% - Unfriendly
Quote: "What the chairmanship provides the district with is additional tools to move projects along, improve our quality of life and expedite in every way possible the development of our economy." - Northwest Indiana Times, November 9, 2006
2005-2006 Pork
$8,200,000 to the Little Calumet River Cady Marsh Ditch (Corps of Engineers: Construction) in the 2006 Energy Appropriations Bill
$6,500,000 to the Little Calumet River (Corps of Engineers: Construction) in the 2006 Energy Appropriations Bill
$5,000,000 to the Little Calumet River Cady Marsh Ditch (Corps of Engineers: Construction) in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$3,000,000 to Calumet Region environmental infrastructure River (Corps of Engineers: Construction) in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$3,000,000 to Calumet Region environmental infrastructure River (Corps of Engineers: Construction) in the 2006 Energy Appropriations Bill
$500,000 to Indiana Harbor in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$500,000 to the Gary Police Department for law enforcement technologies in the 2005 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$485,000 to the town of Schererville for construction of a recreational facility in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$400,000 to the city of Hebron for water infrastructure improvements in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$330,000 to the city of Lowell for construction of additional water lines in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$306,000 for the rehabilitation of Porter Beach restrooms at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in the 2005 Interior Appropriations Bill
$300,000 to the city of Whiting in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$300,000 to the East Chicago Police Department in the 2006 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$266,750 to the city of Whiting for renovation of the Whiting Social Center Facility in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$250,000 to Grand Calumet River Remedial Action Plan (Corps of Engineers: Construction) in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$200,000 to the city of Gary in the 2006 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$200,000 to the Hammond Police Department in the 2006 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$200,000 to the Portage Police Department for law enforcement technologies in the 2005 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$100,000 to Gary for an At-Risk Youth Program in the 2006 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$100,000 for the Kankakee River in Lake and Newton counties in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$25,000 to the Porter Police Department for technology upgrades in the 2005 Commerce Appropriations Bill
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Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs
Nita M. Lowey, New York
Total pork since 2005: $9,369,000
Lifetime CCAGW vote rating: 19% - Hostile
2005-2006 Pork
$5 million for David's Island Fort Slocum remediation in the 2006 Defense Appropriations Bill
$2.6 million for David's Island Fort Slocum remediation in the 2005 Defense Appropriations Bill
$500,000 to Pelham Intermodal Improvements in the 2005 Transportation Appropriations Bill
$200,000 to the Pace University Land Use Law Center in the 2005 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
$200,000 to Blind Brook, city of Rye for a hydrological analysis in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$200,000 to the Westchester County Special Operations Task Force in the 2005 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$200,000 to the city of White Plains for law enforcement technologies in the 2005 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$155,000 to Bronxville for security upgrades in the 2006 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$110,000 to the village of Mamaroneck for sewer system improvements in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$97,000 to Volunteer Counseling Services of Rockland County for renovations to its building in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$97,000 to the city of Greenburgh for upgrades and renovations in Webb Park in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$10,000 to the village of Elmsford for a security upgrade in the 2006 Commerce Appropriations Bill
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Interior, Environment and Related Agencies
Norman D. Dicks, Washington
Total pork since 2005: $1,854,750
Lifetime CCAGW vote rating: 13% - Hostile
2005-2006 Pork
$500,000 to Howard Hanson Dam for ecosystem restoration in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$500,000 to Grays Harbor and Chehalis River in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$388,000 to the town of Port Townsend for construction on the Northwest Maritime Center in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$200,000 to the Puget Sound Action Team of Hood Canal for the Hood Canal Depleted Oxygen Study in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$194,000 to the port of Bremerton for expansion of a marina in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$72,750 to the city of Hoquiam for renovation of the Senior Nutrition Center in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
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Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
David R. Obey, Wisconsin
Total pork since 2005: $5,540,000
Lifetime CCAGW vote rating: 19% - Hostile
2005-2006 Pork
$1.85 million to the city of Antigo for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$1.5 million to the city of Boyd for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$1 million for the Merrill Airport to install Jet A fuel facility and a fence in the 2005 Transportation Appropriations Bill
$940,000 to the Ashwabay Outdoor Education Foundation in Washburn for acquisition of land in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$130,000 to Port Wing Harbor in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$120,000 to Cornucopia Harbor in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
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Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
Chet Edwards, Texas
Total pork since 2005: $6,209,250
Lifetime CCAGW vote rating: 25% - Unfriendly
Quotes: "I talk about the tax dollars I've brought home. . I think I've been effective in bringing home between 50 and 75 million (dollars) a year in projects that were not in the president's budget requests and I will defend every single one of them." - FoxNews.com, July 18, 2006.
On past pork: "All of these accomplishments happened under a Republican House majority. . If I become chairman of a $136 billion committee, we can work even harder." - Dallas Morning News, November 3, 2006
2005-2006 Pork
$3,000,000 to the Dyess Air Force Base, Refueling Vehicle Maintenance Shop (Air Force) in the 2005 Military Construction Appropriations Bill
$500,000 to Texas A&M Center for at-risk youth in the 2005 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$500,000 to the Waco Police Department for law enforcement technologies in the 2005 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$500,000 to Texas Water Resources Institute Cooperative Agreement of Tarrant County in the 2006 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
$500,000 to Waco Lake in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$436,500 to Quinn Campus, Inc. for construction, renovation and upgrades at Paul Quinn College in Waco in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$300,000 to the Texas A&M Juvenile Justice Program in the 2006 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$150,000 for a collaboration between Texas A&M and Russian universities on nuclear facilities safety and decontamination and decommission in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$100,000 to the Brazos River Authority for the West Ford Bend County Regional Water Treatment Facility in Fort Bend County in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$75,000 to the Brazos River Authority for the Brazos/Navasota Watershed Management Project in Fort Bend County in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$75,000 to the Brazos River Authority for the Brazos/Navasota Watershed Management Project in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$72,750 to Texas A&M University in Kingsville for facility expansion of the Center for Young Children in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
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Science, State, Justice and Commerce and Related Agencies
Alan B. Mollohan, West Virginia
Total pork since 2005: $48,943,750
Lifetime CCAGW vote rating: 12% - Hostile
Stepped down as ranking member on House Ethics Committee amid FBI investigation into earmarks
Pig Book Oinker Award
2006: The Molehill into a Mountain Award
to Representative Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.) for $2.2 million for the MountainMade Foundation, a nonprofit organization that he helped set up.
Quotes: "Asked if he was going to change the way in which he directs federal tax dollars to five nonprofit groups he helped to start in North Central West Virginia, Mollohan said he is 'not going to change a bit.' .'The real sentiment in Congress is to support the power of the purse. It's the principal tool by which it achieves a balance of power' with the executive and judicial branches, he said. 'How else would members with water, sewer or street-paving projects, or with specific projects (in their districts) like the renovation of a senior center, get funds if they aren't able to earmark funds?'" - The Times West Virginian, November 8, 2006
Porker of the Month: May 2002, April 2006
2005-2006 Pork
$15.9 million for the Institute of Research, Inc. for development and construction of research facilities in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$2.91 million for the Vandalia Heritage Foundation, Inc. for community and neighborhood revitalization and economic initiatives in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$2.91 million for the Institute for Scientific Research for construction related to a high technology diversification initiative in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$2.66 million for the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation, Inc. for mission purposes and economic development initiatives in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$2.5 million to NASA's Independent Verification and Validation Facility in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$2.374 million to the city of Petersburg for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$2 million to ongoing activities at the Canaan Valley Institute, including activities relating to community sustainability in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$1.94 to Glenville State College for the construction of a new campus community education center in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$1.84 to the Canaan Valley Institute to work in conjunction with the Highlands Action Program for an innovative wastewater demonstration in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$1.5 million to the Pleasants County Public Service District for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$1,386,600 to the Vandalia Heritage Foundation, Inc. for land acquisition in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$1,090,900 to the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation, Inc. for facilities construction in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$1 million to the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation, Inc. in the 2005 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$1 million to the city of Cameron for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$1 million to the city of Fairmont Sanitary Sewer Board for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$1 million to Marshall County Public Service District #4 for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$935,000 to the Taylor County Public Service District for water and wastewater infrastructure improvement in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$900,000 to the City of Shinnston for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$833,000 to the Taylor County Commission for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$770,000 to the Glenville State College Criminal Justice Program in the 2006 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$750,000 to the town of Pine Grove for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$500,000 to Ohio County Sheriff's Office for screening technology in the 2006 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$480,000 to the Grant County Commission to extend water service to the Deep Spring area in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$242,500 to Wheeling Hospital for facilities upgrades and buildout in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$100,000 to the Ohio County Sheriff's Office in the 2006 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$100,000 to the Jane Lew Public Service District in Harrison County for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$97,000 to the Monongalia County Schools Foundation, Inc. for construction of recreational facilities in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$97,000 to Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi for facilities construction, upgrades and buildout in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$72,750 to the Mountaineer Area Council in Fairmont for facilities construction in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$55,000 to the Hammond Public Service District for the Lazear's Lane water project in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
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Transportation, Treasury and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia John W. Olver, Massachusetts
Total pork since 2005: $2,752,000
Lifetime CCAGW vote rating: 18% - Hostile
Quote: "As the chair, he would have more power to steer funds strategically to places that he wanted them in Massachusetts." "[His] capacity would double." - Chief of Staff Hunter Ridgeway, The Sentinel & Enterprise, October 15, 2006
"[These are] all are legislative projects, not pork. . Generally, about earmarks, Congressman Olver is approached by community members who identify projects in need of getting federal funding. The purpose of the Highway Bill is to get funding for these projects." - Press Secretary Nicole Letourneau, The Williams Record, October 19, 2006
2005-2006 Pork
$500,000 to north Worcester County for regional technology data sharing in the 2006 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$485,000 to the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts in Hatfield for facilities expansion in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$400,000 to the city of Leominster for the Rockwell Village revitalization initiative for water infrastructure improvements in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$375,000 to north Worcester County for law enforcement technologies in the 2005 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$250,000 to the Southwick Police Department in the 2006 Commerce Appropriations Bill
$194,000 to New England Log Homes Redevelopment for demolition in Great Barrington in the 2005 Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill
$183,000 for Nashawannuck Pond in Easthampton in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$165,000 to Middlesex County for offender tracking technologies in the 2005 Commerce Bill
$100,000 to Windsor Pond Reservoir in Dalton in the 2005 Energy Appropriations Bill
$100,000 to Westfield-Barnes Airport for navigation aids to add an array of eight new antennas in the 2005 Transportation Appropriations Bill
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