As Democrats take over, Sen. Shelby's pet projects in limbo
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But sprinkled within are hundreds of millions of dollars for projects in Alabama. It includes $25 million to build a federal prison in Aliceville and $20 million for a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration disaster response center slated for Mobile.
There's $750,000 for downtown redevelopment in Montgomery, $350,000 for preserving the U.S.S. Alabama battleship in Mobile, and $1 million for economic development in Calhoun County.
As a high-ranking appropriations committee member, Shelby still will have influence over the bill and other spending measures where he has inserted earmarks.
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