2008 Earmark: National Textile Center (NTC): Funding to continue and enhance research currently conducted at a multi-university consortium that links the textile and fiber-based materials industry sector to leading research and education programs

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Earmark Description: National Textile Center (NTC): Funding to continue and enhance research currently conducted at a multi-university consortium that links the textile and fiber-based materials industry sector to leading research and education programs

House Requesting Members	Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) Former Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) Former Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) Former Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC) Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) Former Rep. Robin Hayes (R-NC) Former Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) Former Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) Former Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) Former Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC) Former Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC) Former Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) Former Rep. David Price (D-NC) Rep. David Scott (D-GA) Former Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC) Former Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
Senate Requesting Members	Former Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) Former Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Former Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Former Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)

Final Amount	$4,700,000
Budget Request	$0
House Request	$0
Senate Request	$13,000,000
Pre-reduction Amount	$0

Fiscal Year	2008
Appropriations Bill	Commerce, Justice and Science
Bill Section	Department of Commerce
Bill Subsection	International Trade Administration
Receiving Organization	National Textile Center

Locations	California; Georgia; Massachusetts; North Carolina; New York; Pennsylvania; South Carolina

Information provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense ( http://www.taxpayer.net/ )