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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Pennsylvania

* 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. 1818 Total Amount $1,566,463,074
All earmarks No. 1921* Total Amount $2,435,123,227*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Circuit Breaker for Navy Shipboard Power Distribution Systems
(Defense)
Amount $600,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)
Former Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA)
Locations Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Recipients Eaton Corp.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Bethlehem, South Bethlehem Workforce Training and Development Center
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $137,200 Sponsors Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) Locations Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Recipients City of Bethlehem, Pa.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Chester, Bureau of Health, for abstinence education and related services
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $28,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) Locations Chester, Pennsylvania Recipients Chester (Pa.) Bureau of Health
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Philadelphia, Green City Strategy, to clean and green 450 parcels-or about 450,000 square feet--of vacant land in Philadelphia using topsoil, grass, trees, and wood fencing
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $196,980 Sponsors Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) Locations Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Recipients City and County of Philadelphia, Pa.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Philadelphia, PA Youth Violence Reduction Partnership
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $94,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA)
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)
Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)
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Locations Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Recipients City and County of Philadelphia, Pa.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for a program to reduce youth violence and homicide rates
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $940,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA)
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)
Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)
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Locations Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Recipients City and County of Philadelphia, Pa.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Pittsburgh, South Side Works, redevelop to enhance mobility
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $196,000 Sponsors Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) Locations Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Recipients City of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Reading, PA
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $1,175,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)
Locations Reading, Pennsylvania Recipients City of Reading, Pa.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Reading, PA Police Department, for security enhancements and camera acquisition
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $611,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)
Locations Reading, Pennsylvania Recipients Reading (Pa.) Police Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Scranton, Scranton Housing and Community Space Initiative; planning, design, and construction of apartments and community space, as part of a downtown revitalization initiative
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $137,200 Sponsors Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) Locations Scranton, Pennsylvania Recipients City of Scranton, Pa.

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