Senators have defeated an amendment offered by Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) to the Omnibus Appropriations bill (H.R. 1105) by a vote of 34 to 61.
The amendment would “save $16,435,000” by striking the following earmarks, per a press release from Mr. Coburn’s office:
The amendment would “save $16,435,000” by striking the following earmarks, per a press release from Mr. Coburn’s office:
• $1,900,000 earmark for the Pleasure Beach Water Taxi Service in Connecticut;
• $3,800,000 earmark to preserve the remnants of Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy in Michigan;
• $238,000 earmark for the Polynesian Voyaging Society of Honolulu, Hawaii, which organizes sea voyages in ancient-style sailing canoes;
• $380,000 earmark for restoration and preservation of Maine’s historic lighthouses for the American Lighthouse Foundation in Rockland, Maine;
• $300,000 earmark to commemorate the 150th anniversary of John Brown’s raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park in West Virginia;
• $1,791,000 earmark for swine odor and manure management research in Ames, Iowa;
• $200,000 earmark for tattoo removal in Mission Hills, California;
• $1,500,000 earmark for the California National Historic Trail, Interpretive Center and Nevada Ampitheater
• $5,471,000 earmark for the Harkin grant program for Iowa
• $380,000 earmark for construction of recreation and fairgrounds in Kotzebue, Alaska;
• $475,000 earmark for improvements to Orange County Great Park in California.
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