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Where are this year's earmarks 
Fiscal Year(s)
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 | 599 | $960,541,427 |
| All earmarks | 679* | $2,879,856,427* |
| Earmark Details |
Year (desc) |
Description (Bill) | Amount | Sponsors | Locations | Receiving Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2008 |
UH-60 Leak Proof Transmission Drip Pans (Defense) |
$2,000,000 |
Rep. Hal Rogers  -KY) |
McKee, Kentucky | Phoenix Products Inc. |
|
|
2008 |
Unit Operation Facilities (Grow the Force) (Military Construction) |
$24,000,000 |
President * Sen. Mitch McConnell -KY) |
Fort Campbell, Kentucky | U.S. Marine Corps |
|
|
2008 |
University of Kentucky Biofuels Research Laboratory (Energy and Water) |
$492,000 |
Rep. Ron Lewis -KY) |
Kentucky | University of Kentucky |
|
|
2008 |
University of Kentucky Research Foundation for the Kentucky Oral Health Initiative (Labor-HHS-Education) |
$478,000 |
Sen. Mitch McConnell -KY) |
Lexington, Kentucky | University of Kentucky Research Foundation |
|
|
2008 |
University of Kentucky Research Foundation to encourage and prepare students from economically-disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue careers in law. (Commerce, Justice and Science) |
$376,000 |
Sen. Mitch McConnell -KY) |
Lexington, Kentucky | University of Kentucky Research Foundation |
|
|
2008 |
University of Kentucky Robotic Surgery Research (Defense) |
$2,000,000 |
Rep. Ben Chandler  -KY) |
Kentucky | University of Kentucky |
|
|
2008 |
University of Kentucky Tissue Repair Research (Defense) |
$1,000,000 |
Rep. Ben Chandler -KY) |
Kentucky | University of Kentucky |
|
|
2008 |
University of Kentucky, Department of Civil Engineering (Homeland Security) |
$200,000 |
Rep. Hal Rogers -KY) |
Kentucky | University of Kentucky |
|
|
2008 |
University of Kentucky, for equipment and renovation. (Labor-HHS-Education) |
$1,436,000 |
Rep. Hal Rogers -KY) Sen. Mitch McConnell -KY) |
Lexington, Kentucky | University of Kentucky |
|
|
2008 |
University of Kentucky, new product development and commercialization center for rural manufacturers (Financial Services) |
$900,000 |
Sen. Mitch McConnell -KY) |
Lexington, Kentucky | University of Kentucky |
| 679 results | ||||||
Information provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense ( http://www.taxpayer.net/ )
