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Butterfield sought $7.3b in earmarks
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on 2009-04-07 15:05
U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield sought $7.3 billion in earmarks.
The Wilson Democrat released his list of 98 requested appropriations for the federal budget on his Web site.
The largest request is $2 billion for Virginia-class submarines from the Northrop Grumman Corp. The smallest is $150,000 to upgrade lecture halls at Halifax Community College.
Other notable earmarks:
* Refueling overhauls for Navy aircraft carriers, $1.6 billion.
* Construction of new aircraft carriers, $807 million.
* Funding a National Textile Center at N.C. State University, $16.5 million.
* Starting a rural businss incubator in Scotland Neck, $10 million.
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