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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Massachusetts

* 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. 766 Total Amount $730,208,069
All earmarks No. 820* Total Amount $962,473,069*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Massachusetts, Amherst large Millimeter Telescope
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $700,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA)
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
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Locations Amherst, Massachusetts Recipients University of Massachusetts Amherst
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Massachusetts, Amherst Climate System Research Center
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $650,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA)
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
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Locations Amherst, Massachusetts Recipients University of Massachusetts Amherst
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description United Veterans of America, Inc. in Leeds, MA for construction and buildout of a permanent housing facility for veterans in Pittsfield, MA
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $882,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Locations Leeds, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description United Teen Equality Center, for renovation and build out of a youth center
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $98,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Marty Meehan (D-MA) Locations Lowell, Massachusetts Recipients United Teen Equality Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Union Crossing, MA
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $543,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA)
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Former Sen. Paul Kirk (D-MA)
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Locations Union Crossing, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description UMASS Renewable Energy Economy Expansion Project
(Energy and Water)
Amount $197,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Locations Massachusetts Recipients University of Massachusetts System
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description UMass Memorial Healthcare, Boston, MA, for upgrades to information technology
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $238,000 Sponsors Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Locations Boston, Massachusetts Recipients UMass Memorial Health Care
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description UMASS Integrative Science Building (MA)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,968,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Locations Massachusetts Recipients University of Massachusetts Amherst
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description UMass Integrative Science Building (MA)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,903,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Locations Massachusetts Recipients University of Massachusetts Amherst
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description UMASS Integrative Science Building
(Energy and Water)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Locations Massachusetts Recipients

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