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U.S. House members earmark $124 million for Orlando area projects
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Aug 30, 2009 03:47am |
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| Category | Scandal |
| Author | Mark K. Matthews |
| Media | Newspaper - Orlando Sentinel |
| News Date | Sunday, August 30, 2009 09:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Roughly 100 projects in Central Florida would get funding next year under spending legislation that passed the U.S. House this summer, including $700,000 to study solar power at the University of Central Florida and $1 million to find jobs for Space Coast workers.
These earmarks, worth as much as $124 million, were inserted into appropriations bills by six Central Florida House members. Pending U.S. Senate approval, the federal dollars would fund projects from roads to research and — sometimes — steer lucrative contracts to political supporters.
About a third of the earmarks were requested by nine-term U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, whose campaign slogan "Corrine Delivers" underscores that one of her top goals is bringing federal dollars to her district, which stretches from Jacksonville to Orlando.
Her $54.7 million in earmarks includes several projects that would benefit current or former clients of the Virginia lobbying firm Alcalde & Fay, which employs her daughter, Shantrel Brown Fields. |
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