Where are this year's earmarks
Fiscal Year(s) All(2008-2010)
2010
2009
2008
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Sen. Thad Cochran ( -Mississippi) - Earmarks Requested
In Office
Alternate Name: William Thad Cochran
* 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.
Earmarks with this alert are not included in member tallies
Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010
Number
Cost
Solo Earmarks
308
$541,529,975
With Other Members
446
$2,013,006,800
All Congressional
754
$2,554,536,775
All Sponsored Earmarks
791*
$2,949,987,219*
Earmark Details
Year
Description (Bill )
Amount (desc)
Additional Sponsors
Locations
Receiving Organization
2009
Mississippi Barrier Island Restoration (Defense Supplemental )
$439,000,000
Sen. Roger Wicker ( -MS)
Mississippi
2008
National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage new construction (Homeland Security )
$72,300,000
President *
Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
2009
Channel Improvement, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO & TN (Energy and Water )
$67,030,000
Sen. Mary Landrieu ( -LA) Sen. Roger Wicker ( -MS)
Illinois ; Kentucky ; Louisiana ; Mississippi ; Missouri ; Tennessee
2008
Channel Improvement (Energy and Water )
$63,912,000
Sen. Mary Landrieu ( -LA)
Illinois ; Kentucky ; Louisiana ; Missouri ; Mississippi ; Tennessee
2009
Mississippi River Levees, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO & TN (Energy and Water )
$61,247,000
President *Rep. Rodney Alexander ( -LA) Rep. Marion Berry ( -AR) Sen. Kit Bond ( -MO) ...more
Illinois ; Kentucky ; Louisiana ; Missouri ; Mississippi ; Tennessee
2008
Mississippi River Levees (Energy and Water )
$54,129,000
President *Rep. Marion Berry ( -AR) Rep. Jo Ann Emerson ( -MO) Rep. Bill Jefferson ( -LA) ...more
Illinois ; Kentucky ; Louisiana ; Missouri ; Mississippi ; Tennessee
2009
Army Ammunition Plant Hurricane Damage Repair (Defense Supplemental )
$49,000,000
Rep. Gene Taylor ( -MS)
Mississippi
U.S. Department of the Army
2010
Mississippi River Levees, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO & TN (Energy and Water )
$44,702,000
President *Rep. Marion Berry ( -AR) Rep. Joseph Cao ( -LA) Rep. Jo Ann Emerson ( -MO) ...more
Illinois ; Kentucky ; Louisiana ; Missouri ; Mississippi ; Tennessee
2008
Advanced Hypersonic Weapon Technology Demonstration (Defense )
$41,700,000
Sen. Jeff Sessions ( -AL) Sen. Richard Shelby ( -AL)
Unknown Location
Westar Aerospace and Defense Group Inc.
2008
Arts in Education Program (VSA Arts and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts) for model arts education and other activities (Labor-HHS-Education )
$37,533,000
Rep. Neil Abercrombie ( -HI) Sen. Jeff Bingaman ( -NM) Sen. Ted Kennedy ( -MA) ...more
Unknown Location
VSA - The International Organization on Arts and Disability ; John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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