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View earmark details Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi, 2nd) - Earmarks Requested

In Office • Alternate Name: Bennie Gordon Thompson
All     Solo     With 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                     Number 29 Cost $7,116,143
With Other Members          Number 14 Cost $14,565,000
All Congressional                Number 43 Cost $21,681,143
All Sponsored Earmarks      Number 45* Cost $22,787,143*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

(desc)

Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS for an initiative to prepare undergraduate students for professional medical education, which may include equipment, technology and scholarships
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $400,000 Sponsors Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) Locations Itta Bena, Mississippi Recipients Mississippi Valley State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS for science and math education programs, which may include curriculum development
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $390,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Itta Bena, Mississippi Recipients Mississippi Valley State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description US Hwy 49/82 Mississippi Hwy 7 Connector Road Project, Greenwood, MS
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $380,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Greenwood, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Mississippi - North Central Narcotics Taskforce
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations MS Delta, Mississippi Recipients North Central Narcotics Task Force (Miss.)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Black Bayou Water Association for drinking water improvements
(Interior)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Leland, Mississippi Recipients Black Bayou Water Association
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Delta Foundation, for a Mississippi Delta business growth development program
(Financial Services)
Amount $245,643 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Greenville, Mississippi Recipients Delta Foundation Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Indianola for a revolving loan fund to provide affordable housing, as part of the Indianola Housing Initiative
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Indianola, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Rural Systems, MS
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $215,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Mississippi Recipients Jackson State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Greenville Harbor
(Energy and Water)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Greenville, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Kilmichael Hospital, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $167,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Kilmichael, Mississippi Recipients Kilmichael (Miss.) Hospital

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