LegiStorm Blog
Caught Our Eye
Weekly Updates
LegiStorm Blog
SOCIAL MEDIA
Where are this year's earmarks 
Fiscal Year(s)
Sen. Arlen Specter (
-Pennsylvania) - Earmarks Requested
| Defeated, Died, Oct. 14, 2012 |
|
* 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
|
320 | $80,626,500 |
|
With Other Members
|
530 | $558,385,746 |
|
All Congressional
|
850 | $639,012,246 |
|
All Sponsored Earmarks
|
864* | $936,805,246* |
| Earmark Details | Year | Description (Bill) |
Amount (desc) |
Additional Sponsors | Locations | Receiving Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2008 |
Peer Reviewed Ovarian Cancer Research Program (Defense) |
$10,000,000
|
Sen. Daniel Akaka -HI) Sen. Evan Bayh -IN)Sen. Joe Biden -DE)...more |
Unknown Location | |
|
|
2008 |
National Rural Water Association (Interior) |
$7,580,000
|
Rep. Rodney Alexander  -LA)Rep. John E. Peterson -PA)Rep. Todd Tiahrt -KS)...more |
Various Locations | National Rural Water Association |
|
|
2009 |
Upgrade Munition Igloos Phase 2 (Military Construction) |
$7,500,000 |
Rep. Bill Shuster -PA) |
Letterkenny Depot, Pennsylvania | |
|
|
2008 |
Missile Recycling Capability-Letterkenney Munitions Center (Defense) |
$6,500,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Pennsylvania | |
|
|
2008 |
Operations and Training Facility (Military Construction) |
$6,300,000 |
Rep. Tim Holden -PA) Sen. Bob Casey -PA) |
Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania | |
|
|
2008 |
M291/M295 Skin Decontamination (Defense) |
$5,600,000 |
Rep. Tim Bishop -NY) Rep. Patrick Joseph Murphy -PA)Rep. Mike Ross -AR)...more |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rohm and Haas Co. |
|
|
2010 |
Vectored Thrust Ducted Compound Helicopter (Defense) |
$5,000,000 |
Sen. Tom Carper -DE) Sen. Bob Casey -PA)Sen. Thad Cochran -MS)...more |
Essington, Pennsylvania | Piasecki Aircraft Corp. |
|
|
2009 |
Vectored Thrust Ducted Propeller Compound Helicopter (Defense) |
$5,000,000 |
Rep. Mike Castle -DE) Sen. Joe Biden -DE)Sen. Tom Carper -DE)...more |
Essington, Pennsylvania | |
|
|
2009 |
Low Cost, Expendable, Fiber Optic Sensor Array (Defense) |
$5,000,000 |
Rep. Jack Murtha -PA) |
Calabasas, California | |
|
|
2008 |
Flight 93 National Memorial (Interior) |
$4,922,000 |
President * Rep. Bill Shuster -PA)Sen. Bob Casey -PA) |
Pennsylvania | |
| 872 results | ||||||
Information provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense ( http://www.taxpayer.net/ )
