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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Minnesota

* 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. 400 Total Amount $587,119,868
All earmarks No. 439* Total Amount $886,745,589*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Itasca County, MN emergency Radio System
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $376,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN) Locations Itasca, Minnesota Recipients Itasca County, Minn.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis, for a naturally occurring retirement community demonstration project
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $192,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)
Former Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
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Locations Minneapolis, Minnesota Recipients Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis (Minn.)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Joint Forces Headquarters and Emergency Operations Center
(Military Construction)
Amount $3,536,000 Sponsors Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Locations Arden Hills, Minnesota Recipients U.S. Joint Forces Command
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Koochiching
(Interior)
Amount $3,445,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN)
Former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
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Locations Minnesota Recipients Koochiching County, Minn.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Koochiching County, Renewable Energy Clean Air Project (RECAP), Plasma Gasification Waste-to-Energy Project
(Energy and Water)
Amount $394,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Locations Koochiching, Minnesota Recipients Koochiching County, Minn.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Lac Qui Parle Lakes, Minnesota River
(Energy and Water)
Amount $670,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Minnesota Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Land port of entry
(Financial Services)
Amount $43,628,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Warroad, Minnesota Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Laurentian Energy Authority
(Energy and Water)
Amount $984,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Locations Minnesota Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Lock and Dam 3, Mississippi River (Major Rehab)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $986,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Locations Minnesota Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Lutheran Social Services, for services to runaway, homeless, and other at-risk youth and their families
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $383,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN)
Former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
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Locations Duluth, Minnesota Recipients Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota

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