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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Sen. Herb Kohl (-Wisconsin) - Earmarks Requested
Retired
Alternate Name: Herbert H. Kohl

 
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                     154 $158,097,560
With Other Members          158 $246,128,850
All Congressional                312 $404,226,410
All Sponsored Earmarks      322* $463,505,410*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

(desc)

Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
View earmark details 2008 Technologies for Military Equipment Replenishment
(Defense)
$4,000,000 Rep. Dave Obey (-WI) Grantsburg, Wisconsin McNally Industries LLC
View earmark details 2008 Modular Advanced Ultra Light Weapons System Prototype Mount
(Defense)
$4,000,000 Rep. Dave Obey (-WI)
Sen. Norm Coleman (-MN)
St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin Nobles Manufacturing Inc.
View earmark details 2008 Consortium for Plant Biomass, Inc.
(Energy and Water)
$3,936,000 Rep. Neil Abercrombie (-HI)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (-AL)
Rep. Russ Carnahan (-MO)
...more
St. Simons Island, Georgia Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research Inc.
View earmark details 2010 Range Utility Upgrade
(Military Construction)
$3,850,000 No additional sponsors indicated Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
View earmark details 2009 Wisconsin Statewide Bus and Bus Facilities, WI
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$3,800,000 Rep. Steve Kagen (-WI) Wisconsin
View earmark details 2009 Fox River
(Energy and Water)
$3,648,000 Rep. Steve Kagen (-WI) Wisconsin
View earmark details 2009 Technologies for Military Equipment Replenishment
(Defense)
$3,600,000 Rep. Dave Obey (-WI) Grantsburg, Wisconsin
View earmark details 2009 Ration Packaging Materials and Systems for MREs
(Defense)
$3,600,000 Rep. Dave Obey (-WI) Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
View earmark details 2008 Sustainability of AN/SPS-49 Common Signal Data Processor
(Defense)
$3,600,000 Rep. Dave Obey (-WI) Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Rex Systems Inc.
View earmark details 2008 Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge
(Homeland Security)
$3,500,000 Rep. Ron Kind (-WI) LaCrosse, Wisconsin
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