HON. RON PAUL
OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
2008 Ron Paul 70:1
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.