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Where are this year's earmarks
Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Sen. Ben Cardin (-Maryland) - Earmarks Requested
In Office
Alternate Name: Benjamin Louis Cardin

 
AllSoloWith Other Members
* Numbers other than "All Sponsored Earmarks" do not include earmarks requested by the president to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 Number Cost
Solo Earmarks                     28 $8,689,300
With Other Members          381 $604,198,610
All Congressional                409 $612,887,910
All Sponsored Earmarks      440* $1,611,977,910*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

(asc)

Amount Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
View earmark details 2008 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery
(Energy and Water)
$1,968,000 President *
Rep. Jo Ann Davis (-VA)
Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (-MD)
Rep. Steny Hoyer (-MD)
...more
Virginia
View earmark details 2009 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery
(Energy and Water)
$2,000,000 Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (-MD)
Rep. Tom Davis (-VA)
Rep. Thelma Drake (-VA)
...more
Virginia
View earmark details 2010 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery, MD & VA
(Energy and Water)
$2,000,000 Rep. Jim Moran (-VA)
Rep. Gerry Connolly (-VA)
Rep. Donna Edwards (-MD)
...more
Virginia
View earmark details 2010 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$3,000,000 Rep. Gerry Connolly (-VA)
Rep. Donna Edwards (-MD)
Rep. Steny Hoyer (-MD)
...more
Annapolis, Maryland National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Chesapeake Bay Office
View earmark details 2008 Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration, funding for on the water/in the field oyster restoration efforts, Oyster Recovery Partnership
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$1,786,000 Sen. Barbara Mikulski (-MD) Annapolis, Maryland
View earmark details 2008 Chesapeake Bay Program
(Interior)
$30,516,000 President *
Rep. Mike Castle (-DE)
Rep. Jo Ann Davis (-VA)
Rep. Tom Davis (-VA)
...more
Regional
View earmark details 2010 Chesapeake Bay Shoreline Erosion, Maryland Coastal Management, MD
(Energy and Water)
$90,000 Rep. Frank Kratovil (-MD) Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
View earmark details 2008 Chesapeake Bay Shoreline, Maryland Coastal Management
(Energy and Water)
$246,000 Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (-MD)
Rep. Steny Hoyer (-MD)
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (-MD)
...more
Maryland
View earmark details 2009 Chesapeake Bay Shoreline, Maryland Coastal Management
(Energy and Water)
$287,000 Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (-MD)
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (-MD)
Maryland
View earmark details 2009 Chesapeake Bay Susquehanna Reservoir Sediment Management
(Energy and Water)
$57,000 Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (-MD)
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (-MD)
Maryland
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