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Where are this year's earmarks
Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details 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 No. 762 Total Amount $2,110,625,418
All earmarks No. 816* Total Amount $2,805,971,802*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Claiborne County Port
(Energy and Water)
Amount $60,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Claiborne County, Mississippi Recipients Claiborne County (Miss.) Port
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Clairborne County Port, MS
(Energy and Water)
Amount $74,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Claiborne County, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Coahoma Community College, Clarksdale, MS for curricula, equipment and technology
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $50,000 Sponsors Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) Locations Clarksdale, Mississippi Recipients Coahoma Community College (Clarksdale, Miss.)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Coahoma County Sheriff Department, law enforcement
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) Locations Coahoma County, Mississippi Recipients Coahoma County (Miss.) Sheriff Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Coast Transit Alternatives Analysis
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,140,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Coast Transit Authority Bus and Bus Facilities
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $2,940,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Mississippi Recipients Coast Transit Authority (Gulfport, Miss.)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Cogongrass Control, Mississippi Department of Agriculture
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $208,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Mississippi Recipients Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Cogongrass control, Mississippi Department of Agriculture
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $208,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Cogongrass Control, MS
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $221,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Mississippi Recipients Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Coldwater River Basin Below Arkabutla Lake
(Energy and Water)
Amount $295,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Locations Mississippi Recipients

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