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View earmark details Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (-Illinois, 2nd) - Earmarks Requested
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Alternate Name: Jesse Louis Jackson Jr.

 
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                     60 $16,736,642
With Other Members          63 $80,087,500
All Congressional                123 $96,824,142
All Sponsored Earmarks      135* $233,676,142*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

(desc)

 Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
View earmark details 2008 McCook and Thonton Reservoirs
(Energy and Water)		 $29,490,000 President *
Rep. Danny Davis (-IL)
Sen. Mark Kirk (-IL)
Rep. Peter Roskam (-IL)
...more		 Illinois
View earmark details 2009 McCook and Thornton Reservoirs, IL
(Energy and Water)		 $28,709,000 President *
Rep. Melissa Bean (-IL)
Rep. Danny Davis (-IL)
Rep. Peter Roskam (-IL)
...more		 Illinois
View earmark details 2008 Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock and Dam (Replacements)
(Energy and Water)		 $20,118,000 President *
Rep. Judy Biggert (-IL)		 Illinois
View earmark details 2010 McCook and Thornton Reservoirs, IL
(Energy and Water)		 $19,376,000 President *
Rep. Melissa Bean (-IL)
Rep. Danny Davis (-IL)
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (-IL)
...more		 Thornton Reservoirs
View earmark details 2010 Upper Mississippi River Restoration, IL, IA, MN, MO & WI
(Energy and Water)		 $16,470,000 President *
Rep. Todd Akin (-MO)
Rep. Leonard Boswell (-IA)
Rep. Russ Carnahan (-MO)
...more		 Illinois; Minnesota; Missouri; Wisconsin
View earmark details 2008 Advanced Credentialing Program - National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
(Labor-HHS-Education)		 $9,649,000 Rep. Steny Hoyer (-MD)
Sen. Thad Cochran (-MS)
Sen. Tom Harkin (-IA)
...more		 Unknown Location National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
View earmark details 2008 Chicago Shoreline
(Energy and Water)		 $8,856,000 President *
Sen. Dick Durbin (-IL)		 Illinois
View earmark details 2009 Upper Miss River-Illinois WW System, IL, IA, MO, MN & WI
(Energy and Water)		 $8,604,000 Rep. Todd Akin (-MO)
Rep. Leonard Boswell (-IA)
Rep. Bruce Braley (-IA)
...more		 Illinois; Minnesota; Missouri; Wisconsin
View earmark details 2010 CTA Red Line North Station, Track, Viaduct and Station Rehabilitation, IL
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)		 $7,500,000 Sen. Dick Durbin (-IL) Illinois
View earmark details 2010 Aeromedical Evacuation Facility
(Military Construction)		 $7,400,000 Rep. Jerry Costello (-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (-IL)		 Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
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