Where are this year's earmarks
Fiscal Year(s) All(2008-2010)
2010
2009
2008
0
Earmark Spending in Mississippi
* 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
762
$2,110,625,418
All earmarks
816*
$2,805,971,802*
Earmark Details
Year
Description (Bill )
Amount (desc)
Sponsors
Locations
Receiving Organization
2009
Mississippi Barrier Island Restoration (Defense Supplemental )
$439,000,000
Sen. Thad Cochran ( -MS) Sen. Roger Wicker ( -MS)
Mississippi
2008
National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage new construction (Homeland Security )
$72,300,000
President *Sen. Thad Cochran ( -MS)
Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
2008
Appalachian Regional Commission (Energy and Water )
$71,863,000
President (solo) *
Georgia ; Kentucky ; Maryland ; Mississippi ; New York ; North Carolina ; Ohio ; Pennsylvania ; South Carolina ; Tennessee ; Virginia ; West Virginia
Appalachian Regional Commission
2009
Channel Improvement, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO & TN (Energy and Water )
$67,030,000
Sen. Thad Cochran ( -MS) Sen. Mary Landrieu ( -LA) Sen. Roger Wicker ( -MS) ...more
Illinois ; Kentucky ; Louisiana ; Mississippi ; Missouri ; Tennessee
2010
Channel Improvement, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO & TN (Energy and Water )
$65,065,000
President (solo) *
Illinois ; Kentucky ; Louisiana ; Mississippi ; Missouri ; Tennessee
2008
Channel Improvement (Energy and Water )
$63,912,000
Sen. Thad Cochran ( -MS) Sen. Mary Landrieu ( -LA)
Illinois ; Kentucky ; Louisiana ; Missouri ; Mississippi ; Tennessee
2009
Mississippi River Levees, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO & TN (Energy and Water )
$61,247,000
President *Rep. Rodney Alexander ( -LA) Rep. Marion Berry ( -AR) Sen. Kit Bond ( -MO) ...more
Illinois ; Kentucky ; Louisiana ; Missouri ; Mississippi ; Tennessee
2008
Channel Improvement (Energy and Water )
$54,527,000
President *Sen. Blanche Lincoln ( -AR) Sen. Mark Pryor ( -AR)
Illinois ; Kentucky ; Louisiana ; Missouri ; Mississippi ; Tennessee
2008
Mississippi River Levees (Energy and Water )
$54,129,000
President *Rep. Marion Berry ( -AR) Rep. Jo Ann Emerson ( -MO) Rep. Bill Jefferson ( -LA) ...more
Illinois ; Kentucky ; Louisiana ; Missouri ; Mississippi ; Tennessee
2009
Channel Improvement (Energy and Water )
$52,875,000
President *Rep. Marion Berry ( -AR) Sen. Mary Landrieu ( -LA) Sen. Blanche Lincoln ( -AR) ...more
Illinois ; Kentucky ; Louisiana ; Missouri ; Mississippi ; Tennessee
816 results
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