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Where are this year's earmarks
Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Kentucky

* Earmarks requested by the president are not included in the member and state rankings to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 No Total Amount
Congressional earmarks No. 599 Total Amount $960,541,427
All earmarks No. 679* Total Amount $2,879,856,427*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Ohio River Navigation
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,804,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Kentucky; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Tennessee; West Virginia Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Ohio River Open Channel Work
(Energy and Water)
Amount $4,071,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Indiana; Kentucky; Ohio Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Olmstead Locks and Dam, Ohio River
(Energy and Water)
Amount $102,336,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)
Former Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
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Locations Kentucky Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Operation UNITE
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $3,572,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY)
Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)
Locations Kentucky Recipients Operation UNITE
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Owensboro Medical Center for construction, renovation and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $121,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) Locations Owensboro, Kentucky Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Paducah Area Transit System
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,960,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Locations Kentucky Recipients Paducah (Ky.) Area Transit System
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Paducah Waterfront Development Project
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $3,920,000 Sponsors Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Locations Paducah, Kentucky Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Paintsville Lake
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,007,000 Sponsors Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) Locations Kentucky Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical Center, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $239,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY) Locations Richmond, Kentucky Recipients Baptist Health Richmond (Kentucky)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Pennyrile, KY Narcotics Task Force
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $352,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) Locations Pennyrile, Kentucky Recipients

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