Where are this year's earmarks
Fiscal Year(s) All(2008-2010)
2010
2009
2008
0
Rep. Betty McCollum ( -Minnesota, 4th) - Earmarks Requested
In Office
Alternate Name: Betty Louise McCollum
* 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
10
$4,291,000
With Other Members
42
$78,876,600
All Congressional
52
$83,167,600
All Sponsored Earmarks
54*
$117,350,600*
Earmark Details
Year
Description (Bill )
Amount (desc)
Additional Sponsors
Locations
Receiving Organization
2009
Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Project (Transportation-Housing and Urban Development )
$20,000,000
Rep. Keith Ellison ( -MN) Sen. Norm Coleman ( -MN) Sen. Amy Klobuchar ( -MN) ...more
Minnesota
2009
Upper Mississippi River Restoration, IL, IA, MO, MN & WI (Energy and Water )
$17,713,000
President *Rep. Todd Akin ( -MO) Rep. Leonard Boswell ( -IA) Rep. Bruce Braley ( -IA) ...more
Illinois ; Minnesota ; Missouri ; Wisconsin
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
2008
Central Corridor Light Rail (Transportation-Housing and Urban Development )
$10,192,000
Rep. Keith Ellison ( -MN) Sen. Norm Coleman ( -MN) Sen. Amy Klobuchar ( -MN) ...more
Ramsey, Minnesota
2009
VSA arts for activities in the Arts in Education program authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Labor-HHS-Education )
$8,639,000
Rep. Nancy Boyda ( -KS) Rep. Steve Cohen ( -TN) Rep. Susan Davis ( -CA) ...more
Unknown Location
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
2009
Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions program authorized under the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Labor-HHS-Education )
$7,773,000
Rep. Mike Honda ( -CA) Sen. Tom Udall ( -NM) Sen. Max Baucus ( -MT) ...more
Unknown Location
2009
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for activities in the Arts in Education program authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Labor-HHS-Education )
$6,838,000
Rep. Nancy Boyda ( -KS) Rep. Steve Cohen ( -TN) Rep. Susan Davis ( -CA) ...more
Washington, District of Columbia
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2008
Joint Forces Headquarters and Emergency Operations Center (Military Construction )
$3,536,000
Sen. Amy Klobuchar ( -MN)
Arden Hills, Minnesota
U.S. Joint Forces Command
2009
Plasma Sterilizer (Defense )
$3,200,000
Rep. Keith Ellison ( -MN) Sen. Norm Coleman ( -MN) Sen. Amy Klobuchar ( -MN) ...more
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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