Where are this year's earmarks 
Fiscal Year(s)
Sen. Mark Begich (
-Alaska) - Earmarks Requested
| In Office |
Alternate Name: Mark Peter Begich
|
* 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
|
10 | $12,775,600 |
|
With Other Members
|
38 | $40,805,250 |
|
All Congressional
|
48 | $53,580,850 |
|
All Sponsored Earmarks
|
49* | $56,080,850* |
| Earmark Details | Year | Description (Bill) |
Amount (desc) |
Additional Sponsors | Locations | Receiving Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2010 |
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) |
$21,617,000
|
Rep. Neil Abercrombie -HI)Rep. Joe Baca -CA)Rep. Mike Capuano -MA)...more |
Various Locations | |
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2010 |
Denali Commission to support health projects and economic development activities for the arctic region under the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (Labor-HHS-Education) |
$10,000,000 |
Rep. Don Young -AK)Sen. Lisa Murkowski -AK) |
Alaska | |
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2010 |
Reach Out and Read authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Labor-HHS-Education) |
$6,000,000
|
Sen. Ted Kennedy -MA)Rep. Louise Slaughter -NY)Rep. Neil Abercrombie -HI)...more |
Various Locations | Reach Out and Read National Center |
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2010 |
National Council on Economic Education for the Cooperative Education Exchange program, which is authorized in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as part of the Civic Education Program (Labor-HHS-Education) |
$5,019,000
|
Sen. Paul G. Kirk -MA)Rep. Neil Abercrombie -HI)Rep. Joe Baca -CA)...more |
Various Locations | |
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2010 |
Combat Pistol Range (Military Construction) |
$4,900,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Fort Richardson, Alaska | |
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2010 |
Military Burn Trauma Research Program (Defense) |
$4,500,000 |
Rep. Dan Lungren -CA)Rep. Doris Okada Matsui -CA)Sen. Barbara Boxer -CA)...more |
Illinois | American Burn Association; University of California Davis Regional Burn Center |
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2010 |
Communities in Schools for activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Labor-HHS-Education) |
$3,500,000
|
Sen. Roland Wallace Burris -IL)Sen. Maria Cantwell -WA)Sen. Kirsten Rutnik Gillibrand -NY)...more |
Various Locations | |
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2010 |
Tongass: National Forest timber pipeline program (Interior) |
$2,500,000 |
President * Rep. Don Young -AK)Sen. Lisa Murkowski -AK) |
Alaska | |
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2010 |
Southwest Alaska Regional Geothermal Energy Project (AK) (Energy and Water) |
$2,500,000 |
Sen. Lisa Murkowski -AK) |
Alaska | |
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2010 |
Rural Community Assistance Partnership (Interior) |
$2,500,000
|
Rep. John Olver -MA)Rep. Hal Rogers -KY)Sen. Max Baucus -MT)...more |
Various Locations | Rural Community Assistance Partnership |
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