Appropriations

Every year during the annual federal appropriations process, Members of Congress hear from communities about their specific needs. Members of Congress have a responsibility to act on behalf of constituents and advocate for the use of taxpayer funds to promote the priorities of a Congressional District or state.

Over the past three years there has been a concerted effort in Congress to add transparency and accountability to projects included in appropriations legislation. There are good reasons to request direct funding for specific needs in the Third Congressional District and elsewhere, and I will seek targeted funding as the Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations process gets underway. I will pursue a select few funding initiatives that create much needed jobs, make critical infrastructure improvements, and promote education, health care and anti-hunger initiatives.

All Members of the House of Representatives are required by the House Appropriations Committee to certify they have no financial interest in the requests they submit for the Committee’s consideration. They must also post their requests on their official House website with the following information included:

• The proposed recipient, and the recipient’s address

• The amount of the request

• An explanation of the request, including purpose, and why it is a valuable use of taxpayer funds

The projects I am advocating for in FY2011 are organized by Appropriations Subcommittee in the drop down menu under 'Appropriations', and can also be found linked below. A pdf of my FY2010 requests can be found at the bottom of this page. Project requests are listed in alphabetical order.

Agriculture

Commerce, Justice & Science

Defense

Energy & Water

Financial Services

Homeland Security

Interior & Environment

Labor, HHS & Education

Legislative Branch

Military Construction & VA

State & Foreign Operations

Transportation & HUD

Other Project Funding Requests