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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Sen. Bob Bennett (-Utah) - Earmarks Requested
Defeated
Alternate Name: Robert Foster Bennett

 
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                     98 $120,100,700
With Other Members          202 $413,239,750
All Congressional                300 $533,340,450
All Sponsored Earmarks      317* $938,076,450*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

(desc)

Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
View earmark details 2010 Salt Lake City-Mid Jordan LRT, Salt Lake City, UT
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$98,000,000 President *
Sen. Orrin Hatch (-UT)
Salt Lake City, Utah
View earmark details 2009 Weber County to Salt Lake City Commuter Rail, UT
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$81,600,000 President *
Rep. Rob Bishop (-UT)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (-UT)
Salt Lake City, Utah
View earmark details 2010 Weber County-Salt Lake City Commuter Rail, Salt Lake City, UT
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$80,000,000 President *
Rep. Rob Bishop (-UT)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (-UT)
Salt Lake City, Utah
View earmark details 2008 Weber County to Salt Lake City Commuter Rail
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$78,400,000 President *
Rep. Rob Bishop (-UT)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (-UT)
Utah
View earmark details 2009 Reading is Fundamental authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$24,803,000 alert Rep. Neil Abercrombie (-HI)
Rep. Rob Andrews (-NJ)
Rep. Mike Arcuri (-NY)
...more
Washington, District of Columbia
View earmark details 2009 National Writing Project for activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$24,291,000 alert Rep. Neil Abercrombie (-HI)
Rep. Shelley Berkley (-NV)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (-OR)
...more
Berkeley, California National Writing Project
View earmark details 2009 Endangered Species Recovery Implementation Program
(Energy and Water)
$20,107,000 President *
Sen. Pete Domenici (-NM)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (-UT)
Sen. Ben Nelson (-NE)
...more
View earmark details 2010 Rural Utah, UT
(Energy and Water)
$20,000,000 Rep. Jim Matheson (-UT) Utah
View earmark details 2009 Mid Jordan Light Rail Extension, UT
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$20,000,000 Sen. Orrin Hatch (-UT) Utah
View earmark details 2008 Mid-Jordan Light Rail Extension
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$19,600,000 Sen. Orrin Hatch (-UT) Utah
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