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View earmark details Rep. Jim Gerlach (-Pennsylvania, 6th) - Earmarks Requested
In Office
Alternate Name: James Gerlach

 
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                     40 $12,704,000
With Other Members          51 $60,556,000
All Congressional                91 $73,260,000
All Sponsored Earmarks      92* $98,063,000*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

(desc)

Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
View earmark details 2008 Weed Management Research, Beltsville, MD
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
$262,000 Rep. Steny Hoyer (-MD)
Sen. Ben Cardin (-MD)
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (-MD)
...more
Beltsville, Maryland
View earmark details 2009 American Library Association All Kids Count
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$258,000 Sen. Bob Bennett (-UT) Washington, District of Columbia American Library Association
View earmark details 2010 Phoenixville downtown streetscape project
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$250,000 No additional sponsors indicated Borough of Phoenixville,, Pennsylvania Borough of Phoenixville, Pa.
View earmark details 2009 Exeter Township Police Department Berks County Emergency Response Team (BCERT)
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$250,000 No additional sponsors indicated Reading, Pennsylvania Exeter (Pa.) Police Department
View earmark details 2010 Riverplace Development Corporation, The Penn Corridor streetscaping
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$250,000 No additional sponsors indicated Pennsylvania RiverPlace Development Corp.
View earmark details 2010 BARTA Transportation Complex Franklin Street Station facilities, PA
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$250,000 Sen. Arlen Specter (-PA) Pennsylvania
View earmark details 2010 Harcum College, Bryn Mawr, PA for a science, technology, engineering and math education initiative, including purchase of equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$243,000 Sen. Arlen Specter (-PA) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Harcum College
View earmark details 2008 West Chester University, West Chester, PA for nursing program development
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$239,000 No additional sponsors indicated West Chester, Pennsylvania West Chester University
View earmark details 2009 Central Pennsylvania African American Museum, for exhibits relating to the Underground Railroad
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$238,000 No additional sponsors indicated Reading, Pennsylvania Central Pennsylvania African American Museum (Reading, Pa.)
View earmark details 2009 Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA for expansion of the Montgomery County Community College West Campus
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$237,500 No additional sponsors indicated Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Montgomery County (Pa.) Community College
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