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

View earmark details Rep. Kay Granger (-Texas, 12th) - Earmarks Requested
In Office

 
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                     42 $67,988,500
With Other Members          50 $116,849,680
All Congressional                92 $184,838,180
All Sponsored Earmarks      94* $272,838,180*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

(desc)

Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
View earmark details 2008 Rivet Joint Network Interface Growth
(Defense)
$2,400,000 Rep. Ralph Hall (-TX) Greenville, Texas L-3 Communications Integrated Systems Group
View earmark details 2009 Smart Machinery Spaces System
(Defense)
$2,400,000 No additional sponsors indicated Fort Worth, Texas
View earmark details 2010 Portable Sensor for Toxic Gas Detection
(Defense)
$2,080,000 No additional sponsors indicated San Diego, California General Atomics
View earmark details 2009 Air Force Plant 4 (AFP 4) Physical Security Enhancements
(Defense)
$2,072,000 No additional sponsors indicated Fort Worth, Texas U.S. Air Force
View earmark details 2008 Flashlight Soldier-to-Soldier Combat ID System (FSCIS)
(Defense)
$2,000,000 Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (-TX)
San Antonio, Texas ATR Electronics Inc.; Southwest Research Institute
View earmark details 2008 UH-60A Re-wiring Program
(Defense)
$2,000,000 No additional sponsors indicated Fort Worth, Texas InterConnect Wiring LLP
View earmark details 2010 IH-35W Congestion Relief, Fort Worth, TX
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$2,000,000 Rep. Michael Burgess (-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (-TX)
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (-TX)
...more
Fort Worth, Texas
View earmark details 2010 Multi-Mission Unmanned Surface Vessel
(Defense)
$2,000,000 No additional sponsors indicated Fort Worth, Texas EFW Inc.
View earmark details 2008 Mobile Oxygen, Ventilation, and External Suction (MOVES)
(Defense)
$2,000,000 Rep. Sam Johnson (-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (-TX)
Plano, Texas SRI Product Development
View earmark details 2010 Recovery, Recycle, and Reuse of DOE Metals for DoD Applications
(Defense)
$1,920,000 No additional sponsors indicated Weatherford, Texas e-Peak Inc.
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