Wednesday, July 7, 2010

THE CASE AGAINST LYNN JENKINS CHAPTER 24 - SHE WAS FOR EARMARKS BEFORE SHE WAS AGAINST THEM


This is Lynn Jenkins, she does not represent us

Lynn Jenkins was going full steam ahead with her Congressional Earmarks before she took the pledge, for political convenience.  Lynn Jenkins hasn't always practiced what she preached.  

KTKA, the ABC affiliate in Topeka reported that Lynn Jenkins was being taken to task by the Club for Growth.  Lynn Jenkins had signed a pledge against earmarks in her 2008 race against Jim Ryun in the primary and Nancy Boyda in the general election.  You can read the KTKA story at: http://www.ktka.com/news/2009/apr/23/earmark_critic_lynn_jenkins_criticized_over_earmar/ .  The Club for Growth is a fiscally conservative, limited government espousing, Tea Party leaning organization with a PAC.  I'm not normally a gambler, but I bet Lynn Jenkins won't be getting a check from the Club for Growth. The Club for growth changed their position, something they have in common with Lynn Jenkins, and said they were sorry because Lynn Jenkins only promised to restrict her earmarks, not swear off of them.   See, http://www.ktka.com/news/2009/apr/24/group_apologizes_wrongfully_criticizing_jenkins_ov/?more_like_this.

On April 1, 2010 Lynn Jenkins saw the writing on the wall and took the anti earmark pledge. See, http://cjonline.com/news/state/2010-03-31/gop_members_swear_off_earmarks. Only time will tell if that's a real deal or an April Fools remark.

Here is her handiwork, as reported by the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record: July 8, 2009 (Extensions)]
[Page E1672-E1673]
From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:cr08jy09-34]

EARMARK DECLARATION
HON. LYNN JENKINS of kansas
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Ms. JENKINS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding earmarks I received as part of the FY 2010 Agriculture
Appropriations bill, H.R. 2997:

Earmark: Polymer Research at Pittsburg State University
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins
Bill Number: H.R. 2997
Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, RE/FA Account
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Pittsburg State University
Address of Requesting Entity: 1701 S Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,500,000 to make
contributions in the use of cellulosic fibers of wheat straw, corn
stalks, and grasses (all grown in abundance in Kansas) to convert them
to fillers for a new family of plastics that would be cheaper and
require less energy to manufacture, and also be more friendly to the
environment. This is a good fit at Pittsburg State University due to
their certified program in Plastics Engineering Technology. Continued
Federal endorsement and funding for these activities will build upon
their past successes in the area of polymeric oils for use in
polyurethanes. If the United States is to become independent of foreign
oil producers, then we must pursue industrial sustainability by
continuous innovation, improvement and use of clean technology to
reduce pollution levels and consumption of resources. At the Kansas
Polymer Research Center, they can apply knowledge of biochemistry to
develop processes to produce new bio-based products more efficiently
than the chemical processes we have been using.

Earmark: Wheat Genetic Research
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins
Bill Number: H.R. 2997
Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, SRG Account
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Kansas State University
Address of Requesting Entity: Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $240,000 to map and
sequence the wheat genome through the Wheat Genetic and Genomic
Resources Center (WGGRC). The WGGRC gene bank currently maintains
12,000 lines and these collections are continuously expanding as the
Center acquires, develops, and distributes new genetic and genomic
resources to facilitate wheat genetics, genomics, and breeding
research. Kansas State University and Kansas wheat producers have
already made an investment of almost $1.0 million towards the purchase
of a DNA sequencer and a robot for arraying and printing of DNA
filters. This request will collect, conserve, and distribute wheat
genetic and genomic resources; develop improved germ plasm; develop
genetic stocks; develop genomic resources; and support training and outreach.

Earmark: Grain Sorghum
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins
Bill Number: H.R. 2997
Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, SRG Account
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Kansas State University and Texas
Tech University
Address of Requesting Entity: Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, and
2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79409
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $515,000 to permit the
Great Plains Sorghum Improvement and Utilization Center (GPSIUC) to
expand existing research and educational programs, particularly in
genetic improvement and sorghum utilization. Sorghum is one of the most
drought tolerant crops in the world, offering many potential advantages
as a food, feed and bioenergy crop to the rural economies of the Great Plains.

Earmark: Water Conservation
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins
Bill Number: H.R. 2997
Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, SRG Account
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Kansas State University
Address of Requesting Entity: Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
Description of Request: To provide an earmark of $69,000 to help: (1)
agricultural producers, both crop and livestock, (2) rural communities
in water-short areas; and (3) state and regional agencies to implement
economical technologies and policies that will result in water
conservation and prolong the life of the Ogallala aquifer in the face
of increasing competition for declining aquifers and over-allocated
surface waters. This effort is critical to the economic viability of
western Kansas. In many parts of western Kansas, freshwater from both
surface and groundwater is increasingly in short supply. Drought,
aquifer and surface water depletion, and population shifts have
stretched community and regional water supplies to their limits. As
groundwater supplies decline or become cost prohibitive, better
management of water through conservation, recycling, and treatment of
poor quality water for secondary uses becomes even more important.

Earmark: Preharvest Food Safety
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins
Bill Number: H.R. 2997
Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, SRG Account
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Kansas State University
Address of Requesting Entity: Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
Description of Request: To provide an earmark of $142,000 to expand
the University's investigations into (1) the ecology of Salmonella in
beef cattle, (2) antimicrobial resistance in cattle, and (3)
agroinformatics, and (4) animal health diagnostics. These four areas of
research have great overlap and synergy and will allow Kansas State
University to better identify emerging threats of food-borne and
zoonotic diseases associated with food-producing animals. Currently,
Kansas State University has an ongoing USDA special project on the
ecology of E. coli O157:H7 in beef cattle and the environment. This
bacterial organism is a major cause of food-borne illnesses in humans.

Earmark: National Agriculture Biosecurity Center
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins
Bill Number: H.R. 2997
Account: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and
Expenses Account
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Kansas State University
Address of Requesting Entity: Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
[[Page E1673]]
Description of Request: To provide an earmark of $259,000 to fund the
National Agriculture Biosecurity Center (NABC) for Phase III efforts
for the development, enhancement and delivery of a targeted National
Animal Health Laboratories Network (NAHLN) technical training support
program. The funding is required to: (1) build and populate a lessons
learned/best practices from NAHLN labs exercises and events; (2) expand
animal health diagnostic screening capabilities regionally, including
endemic and emerging pathogens (viruses, bacteria, and parasites) as
well as prions such as BSE; (3) increase the testing capability and
capacity of the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (KSVDL)
in support of the NAHLN mission by conducting research on new
methodologies and standardized operating procedures for enhancing and
improving the efficiency of NAHLN equipment and laboratories; and (4)
develop a training strategy framework for NAHLN laboratories.

Now before anyone gets all excited about Lynn Jenkins' commitment to Agriculture, Pittsburgh State or Kansas State take a look at roll call 761.  Lynn Jenkins voted against the conference report, final passage, of H.R. 2997.  She voted against her own earmarks. She was for funding Agriculture and her earmarks before she was against it, she voted for the bill on roll call 510.

[Congressional Record: July 24, 2009 (Extensions)]

[Page E1957]
From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:cr24jy09-134]


EARMARK DECLARATION
HON. LYNN JENKINS
of kansas
in the house of representatives
Thursday, July 23, 2009

Ms. JENKINS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information
regarding earmarks I received as part of the FY2010 Transportation/HUD,
H.R. 3288:

Earmark: Interstate 70 Viaduct Realignment, Topeka, KS
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins
Bill Number H.R. 3288
Account: Federal Highway Administration/Interstate Maintenance
Discretionary
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Kansas Department of Transportation
Address of Requesting Entity: 700 SW Harrison, Topeka, KS 66603
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,000,000 to assist
with the completion of a planning report to address deficiencies,
increase safety standards along this stretch of I-70 Highway and
determine the best and safest route through the heart of the City of
Topeka. To make this stretch of I-70 safer, the road needs to be
widened and straightened out--without the sharp curve.

Earmark: U.S. Highway 69 Corridor Study, Bourbon and Crawford
Counties, KS
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins
Bill Number: H.R. 3288
Account: Federal Highway Administration/Surface Transportation
Priorities
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Kansas Department of Transportation
Address of Requesting Entity: 700 SW Harrison, Topeka, KS 66603
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $500,000 to continue
the work of planning, engineering, design and environmental studies to
widen U.S. Highway 69 to a 4-lane divided highway linking the Kansas
City area (Johnson County) to Interstate 44 in Oklahoma. Highway 69 is
a critical connecting link between Kansas City and I-44. The Crawford
County and Bourbon County section is one of the busiest two-lane
highways in the State of Kansas and has a very high rate of accidents
and fatalities. Widening of this highway is also essential to the
continued economic vitality of Southeast Kansas. Funding is needed for
completion of environmental assessments and other preliminary
engineering work that must be completed prior to actual construction.

Folks, there's a pattern here and I hope Topeka, Bourbon County, and Crawford County didn't get too appreciative of Lynn Jenkins' earmarks for them.  That's right, she voted against the bill and her own earmarks again! On roll call 637 she voted against passage and on roll call 949 she voted against the conference report.

[Congressional Record: July 24, 2009 (Extensions)]

[Page E1989-E1990]
From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:cr24jy09-213]

EARMARK DECLARATION
HON. LYNN JENKINS
of kansas
in the house of representatives
Friday, July 24, 2009

Ms. JENKINS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information
regarding earmarks I received as part of
[[Page E1990]]
the FY2010 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill, FIR 3293:

Earmark: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS for facilities and
equipment
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins
Bill Number: H.R. 3293
Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (FIRSA)--Health
Facilities and Services
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Kansas
Address of Requesting Entity: 230 Strong Hall, Lawrence, KS 66047
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,500,000 to fulfill
the University's mission of being a leader in healthcare and drug
development. The University of Kansas Cancer Center is transforming
cancer research and care by linking our innovative approach to drug
discovery, delivery and development to their nationally-accredited
patient care. To ensure that their cancer advancements reach patients
as close to home as possible, the University of Kansas Cancer Center
collaborates with regional cancer research and care professionals
through the Midwest Cancer Alliance. The University of Kansas Cancer
Center plans to attract 19 new basic, translational, and clinical
cancer researchers by 2011. These scholar recruits will only come to
the University of Kansas Cancer Center if state-of-the-art research
facilities and equipment are available on the Medical Center campus in
Kansas City and the Drug Discovery campus in Lawrence. Currently, the
Cancer Center plans to renovate 170,000 square feet and construct
98,200 square feet of laboratory space for cancer researchers with
funding provided by other sources. Funds appropriated by Congress will
be used for anticipated equipment costs.

You should have seen this coming KU, she voted against the bill and her earmarks on roll call 646.  Lynn Jenkins continues to be consistently inconsistent.

[Congressional Record: July 31, 2009 (Extensions)]

[Page E2104-E2105]
From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:cr31jy09-44]

EARMARK DECLARATION
HON. LYNN JENKINS
of kansas
in the house of representatives
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Ms. JENKINS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information
regarding earmarks I received as part of the FY2010 Defense
Appropriations Bill, H.R. 3326:

Earmark: Army Command and General Staff College Leadership Training
Program
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins
ill Number: H.R. 3326
Account: OM,A
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Fort Leavenworth, KS
Address of Requesting Entity: 881 McClellan Ave., Fort Leavenworth,
KS 66027
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,000,000 to continue
a partnership with Kansas State University to provide an M.A. and Ph.D.
in Security Studies, and an M.S. and Ed.D. in Educational Leadership to
military students and faculty at the Command and General Staff College,
Fort Leavenworth. The program was developed in close coordination with
senior faculty at CGSC. This program responds to a need identified by
Fort Leavenworth in an area of expertise at Kansas State University.

Earmark: Repair Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning System at Ft.
Leavenworth
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins
Bill Number: H.R. 3326
Account: OM,A
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Fort Leavenworth, KS
Address of Requesting Entity: 881 McClellan Ave, Fort Leavenworth, KS
66027
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,796,000 to replace a
failing HVAC system in the Community Center located in Building 318.
This is a 41,000 SF building, built in 1940. This building provides a
unique location for a variety of community support events throughout
the year that often involve large numbers of people, such as town hall
meetings, Chapel family events, Army Family Action Plan conferences,
etc. The existing heating and air-conditioning equipment is failing,
and portions of it cannot be repaired due to its age. As a result it is
unable to cool and heat the building sufficiently throughout the year.

Earmark: Repair Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning System in

National Simulations Center
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins
[[Page E2105]]
Bill Number: H.R. 3326
Account: OM,A
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Fort Leavenworth, KS
Address of Requesting Entity: 881 McClellan Ave, Fort Leavenworth, KS
66027
Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,785,000 to correct
air quality problems in the three-story, 93,000 SF National Simulation
Center located in Building 45. Originally built in 1882, this former
barracks was remodeled 15 years ago into a secure training facility,
which due to its mission, could not have any windows. It houses a large
amount of information technology which is used in conducting
simulations. The number of personnel using the building during training
simulations has increased substantially over the last several years.
The HVAC system must be upgraded to handle the requirement to properly
ventilate and cool the building given the larger heat load generated by
the automation equipment and the high number of personnel. The existing
HVAC equipment was installed during the last remodel and has reached
its useful life expectancy. It is no longer capable of supporting the
mission.

Earmark: 190th Air Refueling Wing Squadron Operations Facility
Requesting Member: Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins
Bill Number: H.R. 3326
Account: OM,ANG
Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Kansas Air National Guard
Address of Requesting Entity: 5920 SE Coyote Dr., Topeka, KS 66619
Description of Request: To provide an earmark of $1,000,000 to
remodel and upgrade the current Squadron Operations Facility to
effectively meet the day-to-day requirements of the 190th ARW, which
has increased in size and mission for the KC-135R tanker operation.

Finally Lynn Jenkins votes for the bill and the earmarks, on roll call 675 she votes for passage.  On roll call 985 she voted to agree with a Senate Amendment to the bill.

On roll call 983 she did, however, vote to keep the bill from coming to the floor.  Lynn Jenkins loves saying no.

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