Earmark Spending in Kentucky

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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	Description (Bill) (asc)	Amount	Sponsors	Locations	Receiving Organization
	2009	Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, KY (Energy and Water)	$7,272,000	Sen. Mitch McConnell (-KY)	Kentucky
	2010	Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, KY (Energy and Water)	$8,500,000	President * Rep. Hal Rogers (-KY) Sen. Jim Bunning (-KY)	Lake Cumberland, Kentucky
	2010	Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, KY (Seepage Control) (Energy and Water)	$116,206,000	President * Rep. Hal Rogers (-KY) Rep. Ed Whitfield (-KY)	Lake Cumberland, Kentucky
	2008	Wolf Creek (Seepage Control) (Energy and Water)	$53,234,000	President * Rep. Ed Whitfield (-KY) Sen. Lamar Alexander (-TN) Sen. Bob Corker (-TN) ...more	Kentucky
	2008	Woodford County, KY Sheriff's Mobile Data Terminals (Commerce, Justice and Science)	$202,100	Rep. Ben Chandler (-KY)	Woodford, Kentucky	Woodford County (Ky.) Sheriff's Department
	2008	Yatesville Lake (Energy and Water)	$966,000	No sponsor indicated	Kentucky
	2009	Yatesville Lake, KY (Energy and Water)	$1,095,000	No sponsor indicated	Kentucky
	2010	Yatesville Lake, KY (Energy and Water)	$1,086,000	President (solo) *	Yatesville Lake, Kentucky
	2009	Youth Alive, Inc At-Risk Youths Crime Prevention (Commerce, Justice and Science)	$150,000	Rep. John A. Yarmuth (-KY)	Louisville, Kentucky	Youth Alive Inc.
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Earmark Spending in Kentucky