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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Sen. Gordon Smith (-Oregon) - Earmarks Requested
Defeated
Alternate Name: Gordon H. Smith

 
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                     2 $324,000
With Other Members          227 $286,670,985
All Congressional                229 $286,994,985
All Sponsored Earmarks      246* $579,956,985*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

(desc)

Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
View earmark details 2008 Peer Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program
(Defense)
$138,000,000 alert Sen. Daniel Akaka (-HI)
Sen. Max Baucus (-MT)
Sen. Evan Bayh (-IN)
...more
Unknown Location
View earmark details 2009 South Corridor l-205/Portland Mall LRT, OR
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$81,600,000 President *
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (-OR)
Rep. David Wu (-OR)
Sen. Ron Wyden (-OR)
...more
Oregon
View earmark details 2008 I-205/Portland Mall Light Rail
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$78,400,000 President *
Rep. Darlene Hooley (-OR)
Sen. Ron Wyden (-OR)
Portland, Oregon
View earmark details 2009 Streetcar Loop, Portland, OR
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$45,000,000 President *
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (-OR)
Rep. Darlene Hooley (-OR)
Rep. David Wu (-OR)
...more
Portland, Oregon
View earmark details 2009 Columbia River Hsh Mitigation, WA & OR
(Energy and Water)
$34,451,000 President *
Rep. Brian Baird (-WA)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (-OR)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (-OR)
...more
Washington
View earmark details 2008 Civic Education Program (Center for Civic Education and National Council on Economic Education) and a comprehensive program between the Center for Civic Education, Indiana University and NCSL to improve public education of the congress and state legislatures.
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$31,917,000 alert Rep. Neil Abercrombie (-HI)
Rep. Artur Genestre Davis (-AL)
Rep. Geoff Davis (-KY)
...more
Unknown Location Council for Economic Education; National Conference of State Legislatures; Indiana University System
View earmark details 2009 Center for Civic Education for two programs - We the People and Cooperative Education Exchange - that are authorized in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as part of the Civic Education program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$25,095,000 alert Rep. Neil Abercrombie (-HI)
Rep. Mike Arcuri (-NY)
Rep. Xavier Becerra (-CA)
...more
California Center for Civic Education
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 2008 Columbia & Lower Willamette River Below Vancouver, WA
(Energy and Water)
$23,842,000 Rep. David Wu (-OR)
Sen. Patty Murray (-WA)
Sen. Ron Wyden (-OR)
...more
Washington
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