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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pennsylvania) - Earmarks Requested

Defeated, Died, Oct. 14, 2012 • Alternate Name: Arlen Specter
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 320 Cost $80,626,500
With Other Members          Number 530 Cost $558,385,746
All Congressional                Number 850 Cost $639,012,246
All Sponsored Earmarks      Number 864* Cost $936,805,246*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Low Cost Production of Thin-Film Photovoltaic (PV) Cells (PA)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA) Locations Pennsylvania Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Low Cost Laser Module Assembly for Acoustic Sensors
(Defense)
Amount $1,600,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) Locations Eagleville, Pennsylvania Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Low Cost, Expendable, Fiber Optic Sensor Array
(Defense)
Amount $5,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jack Murtha (D-PA) Locations Calabasas, California Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Locks and Dams 2, 3 and 4, Monongahela River, PA
(Energy and Water)
Amount $15,900,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA)
Former Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA)
Former Rep. Jack Murtha (D-PA)
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Locations Pennsylvania Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Locks And Dams 2, 3 And 4, Monongahela River
(Energy and Water)
Amount $69,175,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA)
Former Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA)
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)
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Locations Pennsylvania Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Lock Haven University, professional development partnerships and related services
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $85,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Lock Haven, Pennsylvania Recipients Lock Haven University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA, to support a distance learning initiative, including the purchase of equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Pennsylvania Recipients Lincoln University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA, for college preparation programs
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Lincoln University, Pennsylvania Recipients Lincoln University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Lincoln University, campus-wide technology upgrades and wiring
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $85,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Pennsylvania Recipients Lincoln University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Lightweight Transparent Armor for Force Protection
(Defense)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Bud Cramer (D-AL)
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)
Locations Huntsville, Alabama Recipients

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