Rep. Dave Obey (
-Wisconsin, 7th) In Office - Earmarks Requested
Alternate Name: Dave Obey
* Earmarks requested by the president are not included in the member and state rankings to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
| Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 | Number | Cost |
| Solo Earmarks | 141 | $177,316,000 |
| With Other Members | 65 | $162,070,950 |
| All Congressional | 204 | $329,986,950 |
| All Sponsored Earmarks | 206* | $339,386,950* |
| Earmark Details | Year | Description (Bill) |
Amount (desc) |
Additional Sponsors | Locations | Receiving Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2009 |
St. Marys River, MI (Energy & Water) |
$30,000,000 |
Sen. Debbie Stabenow -MI)Sen. Carl Levin -MI) |
Michigan | |
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2009 |
Sault Ste. Marie Repucement Lock, MI (Energy & Water) |
$17,000,000 |
Sen. Debbie Stabenow -MI)Sen. Carl Levin -MI)Rep. Bart Stupak -MI)...more |
Michigan | |
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2009 |
Next Generation Phalanx with Laser Demo (Defense) |
$10,700,000 |
Sen. Chuck Schumer -NY)Sen. Mitch McConnell -KY)Sen. Herb Kohl -WI)...more |
Syracuse, New York; Salt Lake City, Utah; Grantsburg, Wisconsin | |
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2010 |
Duluth-Superior Harbor, MN & WI (Energy and Water) |
$8,613,000 | President | Wisconsin | |
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2008 |
Northern Wisconsin (Energy & Water) |
$7,872,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Wisconsin | |
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2009 |
Northern Wisconsin Environmental Assistance, WI (Energy & Water) |
$5,560,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Wisconsin | |
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2009 |
Environmentally Friendly Nanometal Electroplating Processes for Cadmium and Chromium Replacement (Defense) |
$5,304,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
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2009 |
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore - Lighthouse Reconstructions (Interior) |
$5,000,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Wisconsin | |
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2008 |
Northwest Regional Planning Commission, Manufacturing Conversion for Energy Efficiency (Energy & Water) |
$4,920,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Wisconsin | |
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2008 |
Ration Packaging Materials and Systems for Meals Ready-to-Eat (Defense) |
$4,600,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin | Pliant Corp. |
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Information provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense ( http://www.taxpayer.net/ )

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