Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton - 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