Norton Gets $17.5 Million in Earmarks for DC Priorities (7/28/09)
Norton Gets $17.5 Million in Earmarks for D.C. Priorities
July 28, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released earmarks of $17.5 million for the District of Columbia, all in the final House appropriations bills and likely to remain through Senate passage. Norton, who always releases her earmarks, said "Democrats have done a good job of eliminating pay-to-play earmarks but fortunately recognize that some short-term amounts, demonstrably in the public interest, for public entities and non-profits, with a strong track record, are appropriate." Norton, who without a vote cannot be on the Appropriations Committee, has to make a strong effort to get extra funds for her district and reserves these opportunities for reputable organizations that serve the city's poorest or most vulnerable residents and for organizations with a public interest mission, such as health, environmental restoration and culture.
Among those for whom Norton obtained funds this year were organizations that serve the city's youth, including $450,000 to Youth Power Center for Mentoring, located in Ward 8; $350,000 to Living Classrooms for youth workforce development; $200,000 for School Biz a match for educational programs; and $150,000 for the National Building Museum for educational programs. Norton continued championing cleanup of the Potomac, Anacostia and Chesapeake Bay with $7.5 million for clean-up, construction and studies. She got $5 million for Children's Hospital for state-of-the-art technology to detect and study brain tumors, autism, cancers, neurological abnormalities and congenital diseases. She also got$100,000 for the Whitman Walker Clinic and $50,000 to improve the trauma center at Washington Hospital Center.
In addition, for the Veterans Hospital here, Congresswoman Norton got nearly $43 million for construction, including: $635,000 for the expansion of the VA Research Building, $9,668,000 for the renovation of the 4C Patient Ward and expansion, and $6,900,000 to expand the project of a four story modular building. The full list of Congresswoman Norton's earmarks is attached.
FY10 Appropriations Earmarks
Subcommittee on Agriculture - June 18, 2009
Agency | Account | Recipient | Project | Amount | Requestor |
Natural Resources Conservation Service | Natural Resources Conservation Service | Natural Resources Conservation Service | Chesapeake Bay Activities | $3,998,000 | Norton et. al |
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science - June 4, 2009
Agency | Account | Recipient | Project | Amount | Requestor |
DOJ | OJP-JJ | Youth Power Center | Youth Power Center Tutoring and Mentoring Program Expansion | $350,000 | Norton |
DOJ | OJP-JJ | School Biz Match, Inc | Pilot program | $200,000 | Norton |
DOC | NOAA | NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office | Native Oyster Restoration | $700,000 | Norton et. al |
Subcommittee on Energy and Water - June 25, 2009
Agency | Account | Recipient | Project | Amount | Requestor |
Corps of Engineers | Construction | Washington, DC & Vicinity | Chain Bridge Flats Restoration | $100,000 | Norton |
Corps of Engineers | Construction | MD, VA | Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery | $2,000,000 | Norton et. al |
Corps of Engineers | Investigations | MD, VA, PA, WV & DC | Middle Potomac Comprehensive Plan | $753,000 | Norton |
Subcommittee on Financial Services - June 25, 2009
Agency | Account | Recipient | Project | Amount | Requestor |
District of Columbia | Office of CFO | National Building Museum | Education Programs and Exhibitions | $150,000 | Norton |
District of Columbia | Office of CFO | Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington, | Next Step Program | $100,000 | Norton |
District of Columbia | Office of CFO | Washington Hospital Center | Trauma center and other critical hospital upgrades | $50,000 | Norton |
District of Columbia | Office of CFO | Whitman-Walker Clinic | Health Care Services | $100,000 | Norton |
District of Columbia | Office of CFO | Youth Power Center | Tutoring and Mentoring Program Expansion | $100,000 | Norton |
Subcommittee on the Interior and Environment - June 6, 2009
Agency | Account | Recipient | Project | Amount | Requestor |
National Park Service | Construction African American Civil War Museum | African American Civil War Museum | security enhancements | $220,000 | Norton |
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Education - July 10, 2009
Agency | Account | Recipient | Project | Amount | Requestor |
Department of Education - National Projects | Innovation and Improvement | Department of Education | Reading is Fundamental, under the Elementary & Secondary Education Act | $24,803,000 | Norton, et. al |
Department of Labor | Employment and Training Administration, Training & Employment Services | National Council of Negro Women, Washington, DC | job readiness, life skills, and training program for disadvantaged women | $350,000 | Norton |
Department of Labor | Employment and Training Administration, Training & Employment Services | Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region | Youth workforce development program | $350,000 | Norton |
Subcommittee on Transportation - July 15, 2009
Agency | Account | Recipient | Project | Amount | Requestor |
Federal Highway Administration | Federal lands | Washington, DC | Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge Design & Construction Project | $2,300,000 | Norton, et. al |
Federal Transit Administration | Buses & Bus Facilities | Washington, DC | Union Station Intermodal Transit Center | $500,000 | Norton |
Subcommittee on Defense - July 16, 2009
Agency | Account | Recipient | Project | Amount | Requestor |
RDTE | RDTE A | US Army | Military Pediatric Training and Support | $5,000,000 | Norton |