[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1941-E1942]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. JUDY BIGGERT

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mrs. BIGGERT. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3293, the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: U.S. Representative Judy Biggert
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Higher Education (includes FIPSE)
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Saint Xavier University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 18230 Orland Parkway, Orland Park, IL 
60467
  Description of Remarks: Provide an earmark of $500,000 for Saint 
Xavier University to develop a Science, Technology, Engineering, and 
Mathematics (STEM) Education Center on its Orland Park campus to better 
prepare educators and education students to teach STEM disciplines to 
pre-school through college-age students. The STEM Education Center will 
feature a state-of-the-art methods lab that will be used to provide 
exciting, hands-on science, math, and technology programs designed to 
increase teachers' knowledge and skills in these areas.

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