[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24256]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                             HON. RON PAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 19, 2008

  Mr. PAUL. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of the Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 2638):
  Requesting member: Ron Paul.
  Bill number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Rdt&E Defense Health Program.
  Legal name of requesting entity: Gulf Chemical and Metallurgical 
Corporation.
  Address of requesting entity: PO Box 2290, 302 Midway Road, Freeport, 
TX 77542-2290.
  Description of request: The project earmarks $3,000,000 for a 
Department of Defense lead study of vanadium to assess the health 
safety and risks of military and civilian workers exposed to vanadium 
through work in military applications.

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