Where's the Beef, Senator Gibbs?

Evidently our State Senator has trouble bringing home the bacon. Not just now but in years past. On the State General Assembly site there is a listing of all Legislative Grants for 2006.

Sen. Majority Leader Paiva-Weed (Newport & Jamestown) - $169,567 - 31 grants
Sen. Felag, Jr. (Bristol, Tiverton, & Warren) $21,500 - 21 grants
Sen. Levesque (Portsmouth & Warren) $14,600 - 10 grants
Sen. Gibbs 12th dist. (Middletown, Little Compton, Newport, & Tiverton), $8000 - 4 grants.

Pitiful. And this happens year after year. Remember, Sen. Levesque has been in the Senate only TWO years, Sen. Felag - 8 yrs., and Sen. Paiva-Weed- 14 yrs. & represents a city (being Majority Leader doesn't hurt either). If Sen. Gibbs can't help bring back OUR own money, then, like, what's the point?