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BOB HUGERI
 

Republican$ at Work

October 10, 2005

Ladies and gentlemen, your Republican Party at work … and this is just the very tip of the iceberg:

  - $225,000      - National Wild Turkey Federation – South Carolina
-   $379,000      - Potato pest management – Wisconsin
- $243,000     - National Center for Agriculture Safety
-  Iowa
- $189,000      - Rural obesity – New York
- $688,000      - Regional Barley Gene Mapping Project – Oregon
$2,179,000   - Efficient Irrigation – New Mexico and Texas

- $812,000 - Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database
- $711,000 - Aquaculture product and marketing development – West Virginia
- $151,000 - Armilliaria root rot – Michigan
- $250,000 - Asparagus technology and production – Washington
- $1,790,000 - Berry research – Alaska
- $355,000 - Bovine tuberculosis – Michigan
- $567,000 - Wetland plants – Louisiana
- $261,000 - Beef technology transfer – Missouri
- $214,000 - Rice agronomy – Missouri
- $1,108,000 - Alternative salmon products – Alaska
- $483,000 - Apple fireblight – New York and Michigan
- $550,000 - Hispanic leadership in agriculture – Texas
- $2,500,000 - Cotton research – Texas
- $26,000,000 - Alaska villages - Alaska
- $525,000 - Wheat sawfly research – Montana
- $325,000 - Wine Grape Foundation Block – Washington
- $300,000 - Wool research – Texas, Wyoming, and Montana
- $732,000 - Greenhouse nurseries – Ohio
- $393,000 - Alabama beef connection – Alabama
- $317,000 - Chesapeake Bay Agroecology – Maryland
- $933,000 - Mississippi Valley State University, Curriculum Development - Mississippi
- $785,000 - Phytoremediation plant research – Ohio
- $3,973,000 - Shrimp aquaculture – Various states
- $351,000 - Molluscan shellfish – Oregon
- $262,000 - Meadow Foam – Oregon
- $133,000 - Maple research – Vermont
- $236,000 - Lowbush Blueberry Research – Maine
- $821,000 - Livestock genome sequencing – Illinois
- $224,000 - Leopold Center Hypoxia Project – Iowa
- $167,000 - Horn Fly research – Alabama
- $212,000 - Improved fruit practices – Michigan
- $183,000 - Phytophthora root rot – New Mexico
- $1,509,000 - Potato research – Various States
- $786,000 - National Beef Cattle Genetic Evaluation Consortium – New York
- $948,000 - National Center for Soybean Technology – Missouri
- $267,000 - Peach tree short life – South Carolina
- $275,000 - Nursery, greenhouse, turf specialties – Alabama
- $450,000 - Oyster post harvest treatment – Florida
- $275,000 - Expanded wheat pasture – Oklahoma
- $474,000 - Citrus canker – Florida
- $474,000 - Cotton fiber quality – Georgia
- $355,000 - Cranberry/Blueberry disease and breeding – New Jersey
- $100,000 - Dairy and meat goat research – Texas
- $457,000 - Fish and shellfish technologies – Virginia
- $569,000 - Cool season legume research – Idaho and Washington
- $355,000 - Floriculture – Hawaii
- $5,000,000 - National Plant and Genetics and Security Center in Columbia – Missouri
- $3,638,000 - Appalachian Fruit Laboratory in Kearneysville – West Virginia
- $3,000,000 - U.S. Vegetable Laboratory in Charleston – South Carolina
- $3,000,000 - Center for Grape Genetics in Geneva – New York
- $860,000 - Appalachian small farmer outreach – West Virginia
- $287,500 - Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Committee – Wisconsin
- $600,000 - Monterey Bay Sanctuary – California
- $200,000 - Southeastern fruit and tree nut research – Georgia
- $160,000 - Seafood waste research – Alaska
- $175,000 - Sugarcane variety research – Florida
- $1,067,000 - Seafood harvesting, processing and marketing – Alaska
- $425,000 - Small fruit research – Idaho, Washington, and Oregon
- $708,000 - Soybean Cyst Nematode – Missouri
- $75,000 - Hides and leather research – Pennsylvania
- $100,000 - Pecan scab research – Georgia
- $100,000 - Marine wildlife noise impacts – Rhode Island
- $1,000,000 - National Coral Reef Initiative – Florida
- $750,000 - California Sea Lions management – California
- $5,750,000 - Center for Coastal Fisheries Habitat Research
- $1,000,000 - Seacoast Science Center – New Hampshire
- $1,000,000 - Cook Inlet coastal monitoring and habitat – Alaska
- $9,100,000 - NE groundfish court ordered observers
- $4,000,000 - Bottlenose Dolphins
- $2,000,000 - Non-native Oyster Chesapeake Bay Program – Virginia
- $650,000 - Horseshoe crab research
- $1,900,000 - Scallop Fishery Assessment
- $3,200,000 - State of Alaska Seals and Stellar Sea Lion Program – Alaska
- $23,604,000 - Marine mammals, sea turtles and other species
- $10,000,000 - Marine Mammal Initiative
- $150,000 - Native Americans Into Law Program
- $14,000,000 - South Carolina Judicial Department Case Docket System – South Carolina
- $1,000,000 - Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Project – Arizona
- $500,000 - Dakota Boys Ranch Mentoring Program – North Dakota
- $1,000,000 - Law enforcement technologies for the Genesee/Finger Lakes region – New York
- $250,000 - Marine Invasive Species Program – Hawaii
- $1,000,000 - Aquatic nuisance species/Zebra Mussel research
- $400,000 - Discovery Creek Children's Museum/educational programs
- $400,000 - Children's Health Fund/mobile van
- $900,000 - Shakespeare Theater/capital development
- $100,000 - Latin American Youth Center
- $5,000,000 - Tide Program
- $250,000 - Crescent Beach, Staten Island – New York
- $200,000 - Cross Lake water supply improvements – Louisiana
- $100,000 - Bronx River Basin – New York
- $205,000 - Indian and Dry Run Creeks – Iowa
- $175,000 - Passaic River Preservation of Natural Storage Areas – New Jersey
- $1,250,000 - Lewis and Clark Rural Water System – South Dakota
- $10,000,000 - International Fund for Ireland
- $1,700,000 - International Fertilizer Development Center – Alabama
- $15,000,000 - Congo Basin Forest Partnership
- $2,500,000 - Great Apes Conservation Fund
- $15,000,000 - Programs to improve women's leadership capacity
- $5,000,000 - Wheelchairs for needy persons in developing countries
- $5,500,000 - Fourteen Mile Bridge, Mobile – Alabama
- $200,000,000 - Commodity Import Program for Egypt
- $5,000,000 - Tongass National Forest timber sales preparation – Alaska
- $600,000 - Forest Products Lab salvage lumber – Wisconsin
- $2,000,000 - Canadian Pacific Railroad Bridge – Wisconsin
- $4,400,000 - Florida Avenue Bridge – Louisiana
- $750,000 - Togue replacement, replace fish stocking vessel
- $1,000,000 - World Birding Center, Administrative Building/Visitor Center – Texas
- $250,000 - Orpheum Theatre – Illinois
- $300,000 - Pawtucket Public Library – Rhode Island
- $150,000 - Town Hall Theater – Vermont
- $150,000 - Henry Phillips Farmhouse – New Jersey
- $150,000 - Alaska Whaling Commission – Alaska
- $750,000 - Ketchikan Wood Tech. Center – Alaska
- $98,000 - Alaska Sea Otter Commission – Alaska
- $750,000 - Alaska Native Aviation Program – Alaska
- $100,000 - New England value added wood products – Massachusetts
- $790,000 - Bering Sea Fisherman's Association – Alaska
- $750,000 - Mississippi Museum of Natural Science – Mississippi
- $600,000 - Daniel Boone National Forest boat ramp and campground – Kentucky
- $500,000 - Smith County Lake – Mississippi
- $1,000,000 - Forest products lab durability test facility – Wisconsin
- $4,000,000 - Arctic Energy Office – Alaska
- $750,000 - Windows research
- $750,000 - Appliance standards
- $1,000,000 - Mobile dental units
- $500,000 - Boat launch ramps at Lake Mead
- $500,000 - Idaho weed control – Idaho
- $500,000 - Alaska SeaLife Center, Seabird Research Facility – Alaska
- $921,000 - Hardwood tree improvement – Indiana
- $2,000,000 - Atlantic salmon grants
- $350,000 - Cooperative Education Service Agency No. 11, dental services – Wisconsin
- $25,000 - Smith Memorial Playgrounds and Playhouse – Pennsylvania
- $100,000 - National History Day for a history competition in Iowa – Iowa
- $500,000 - National Film Preservation Board – California
- $3,000,000 - Staff fitness facility (House Office Buildings) – Washington DC
- $500,000 - Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission – Washington DC
- $275,000 - Digital Talking Book Project
- $2,580,000 - New Orleans Indoor Small Arms Range – Louisiana
- $1,850,000 - Fort Worth, aircraft parts store – Texas
- $2,000,000 - Pennsylvania Turnpike ITS Initiative – Pennsylvania
- $1,500,000 - University of Alaska Arctic Transportation Engineering Research Center – Alaska
- $750,000 - Reston traffic signal prioritization – Virginia
- $500,000 - Route 28 traffic light synchronization – Pennsylvania
- $1,000,000 - Route 50 signalization improvement – Virginia
- $750,000 - Penobscot River Passenger Ferry Docking Facility – Maine
- $500,000 - Putnam County Ferry Boat & Terminal Facilities - Florida
- $700,000 - St. Johns River Ferry Terminal - Florida
- $750,000 - Washington State Ferries smart video surveillance for ferry security – Washington
- $1,000,000 - Water taxi study, Barnett Reservoir – Mississippi
- $2,000,000 - Construction of road from Kotzebue to Cape Blossom – Alaska
- $1,350,000 - Beale Street Landing/Docking Facility – Tennessee
- $1,000,000 - Oklahoma City Water Taxi – Oklahoma
- $500,000 - City dock repairs, Bayfield – Wisconsin
- $750,000 - Rural recreation & tourism, statewide – Utah
- $4,000,000 - Alaska trail initiative – Alaska
- $1,000,000 - Enumclaw Welcome Center – Washington
- $1,250,000 - 14th Street Bridge improvements – Virginia
- $5,000,000 - Fort Peck Reservoir fishing access roads – Montana
- $60,000,000 - Los Angeles, Eastside Light Rail Transit Project – California
- $1,000,000 - Vehicles for Senior Citizen Transportation – Alabama
- $1,000,000 - Modesto bus facility – California
- $1,200,000 - Hunt County Committee on Aging Transit Terminal – Texas
- $5,000,000 - Iowa statewide buses and bus facilities – Iowa
- $150,000 - Flagler County buses and bus facilities – Florida
- $1,000,000 - Fresno Area Express Bus Program – California
- $3,225,000 - Greater Minnesota Transit – Minnesota
- $3,000,000 - Southern and Eastern Kentucky buses and bus facilities – Kentucky
- $5,000,000 - Southern Maryland Commuter Bus Initiative – Maryland    

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