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Where are this year's earmarks 
Fiscal Year(s)
Rep. Jim Oberstar (
-Minnesota, 8th) - Earmarks Requested
| Defeated |
Alternate Name: James Louis Oberstar
|
* 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
|
38 | $22,146,843 |
|
With Other Members
|
62 | $151,734,450 |
|
All Congressional
|
100 | $173,881,293 |
|
All Sponsored Earmarks
|
107* | $254,471,293* |
| Earmark Details |
Year (asc) |
Description (Bill) | Amount | Additional Sponsors | Locations | Receiving Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2010 |
City of Isanti Pedestrian Bridge over TH 65, MN (Transportation-Housing and Urban Development) |
$1,200,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Isanti, Minnesota | |
|
|
2010 |
LISC Community Safety Initiative (Commerce, Justice and Science) |
$225,000 |
Rep. John Conyers -MI) Rep. Jim Langevin -RI) |
New York, New York | Local Initiatives Support Corp. |
|
|
2010 |
Corrosion Training Simulation Program (Defense) |
$1,200,000 |
Sen. Amy Klobuchar -MN) |
Pine City, Minnesota | Pine Technical College |
|
|
2010 |
Forward Looking Infrared Sensors for UH-60 Medevac Helicopters for the Minnesota National Guard (Defense) |
$800,000 |
Sen. Amy Klobuchar -MN) |
Saint Paul, Minnesota | Minnesota National Guard |
|
|
2010 |
Today's Leaders for a Sustainable Tomorrow: A Sustainable Energy Program (Energy and Water) |
$1,500,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Sandstone, Minnesota | |
|
|
2010 |
Minnesota National Guard Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Reintegrate Program (Defense) |
$2,000,000 |
Rep. Keith Ellison -MN) Rep. Erik Paulsen  -MN)Rep. Collin Peterson -MN)...more |
St. Paul, Minnesota | Minnesota National Guard |
|
|
2010 |
Minnesota National Guard Counter-Drug Program (Defense) |
$1,600,000 |
Sen. Amy Klobuchar -MN) |
St. Paul, Minnesota | Minnesota National Guard |
|
|
2010 |
MN 8th District State Patrol In-Squad Digital Cameras (Commerce, Justice and Science) |
$240,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | St. Paul, Minnesota | Minnesota State Patrol |
|
|
2010 |
Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Virginia, MN Greenstone Group (Financial Services) |
$200,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Virginia, Minnesota | Northeast Entrepreneur Fund |
|
|
2010 |
Cambridge-lsanti Bike-Walking Trail, MN (Transportation-Housing and Urban Development) |
$400,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Minnesota | |
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Information provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense ( http://www.taxpayer.net/ )
