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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Sen. Susan Collins (-Maine) - Earmarks Requested
In Office
Alternate Name: Susan Margaret Collins
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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                     17 $28,604,000
With Other Members          205 $319,258,000
All Congressional                222 $347,862,000
All Sponsored Earmarks      228* $388,268,000*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

(desc)

Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
View earmark details 2008 Peer Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program
(Defense)
$138,000,000 alert Sen. Daniel Akaka (-HI)
Sen. Max Baucus (-MT)
Sen. Evan Bayh (-IN)
...more
Unknown Location
View earmark details 2008 Peer Reviewed Prostate Cancer Research Program
(Defense)
$80,000,000 alert Sen. Daniel Akaka (-HI)
Sen. Evan Bayh (-IN)
Sen. Joe Biden (-DE)
...more
Unknown Location
View earmark details 2010 Replace aircraft maintenance hangar and shops
(Military Construction)
$28,000,000 President *
Sen. Olympia Snowe (-ME)
Bangor International Airport, Maine
View earmark details 2009 Center for Civic Education for two programs - We the People and Cooperative Education Exchange - that are authorized in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as part of the Civic Education program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$25,095,000 alert Rep. Neil Abercrombie (-HI)
Rep. Mike Arcuri (-NY)
Rep. Xavier Becerra (-CA)
...more
California Center for Civic Education
View earmark details 2009 Reading is Fundamental authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$24,803,000 alert Rep. Neil Abercrombie (-HI)
Rep. Rob Andrews (-NJ)
Rep. Mike Arcuri (-NY)
...more
Washington, District of Columbia
View earmark details 2009 National Writing Project for activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$24,291,000 alert Rep. Neil Abercrombie (-HI)
Rep. Shelley Berkley (-NV)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (-OR)
...more
Berkeley, California National Writing Project
View earmark details 2008 Industrial Base Innovation Fund
(Defense)
$24,000,000 Sen. Bob Casey (-PA)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (-NY)
Sen. Chris Dodd (-CT)
...more
Unknown Location
View earmark details 2008 National Writing Project, a nonprofit organization that supports and promotes K-16 teacher training programs in the effective teaching of writing.
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$23,581,000 alert Rep. Neil Abercrombie (-HI)
Rep. Joe Crowley (-NY)
Rep. Charlie Dent (-PA)
...more
Berkeley, California National Writing Project
View earmark details 2009 Dry Dock 3 Waterfront Support Facility
(Military Construction)
$20,660,000 Rep. Tom Allen (-ME)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (-NH)
Sen. Judd Gregg (-NH)
...more
Portsmouth NSY, Maine
View earmark details 2010 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Repair
(Defense)
$20,000,000 Sen. Olympia Snowe (-ME) Unknown Location
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