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

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Washington

* 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 839 $1,267,870,639
All earmarks 998* $3,634,851,333*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
View earmark details 2009 City of Burien for emergency communications upgrades
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$150,000 Rep. Jim McDermott (-WA)
Sen. Patty Murray (-WA)
Burien, Washington City of Burien, Wash.
View earmark details 2009 City of Seattle for a multi-agency database accessible to police officers in the field
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$500,000 Sen. Patty Murray (-WA) Seattle, Washington City of Seattle
View earmark details 2009 City of Spokane for new law enforcement technology
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$500,000 Sen. Maria Cantwell (-WA)
Sen. Patty Murray (-WA)
Spokane, Washington City of Spokane, Wash.
View earmark details 2009 City of Vancouver for a new records management system
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$500,000 Rep. Brian Baird (-WA)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (-WA)
Vancouver, Washington City of Vancouver, Wash.
View earmark details 2009 City of Yakima, Integrated Public Safety System
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$500,000 Rep. Doc Hastings (-WA) Yakima, Washington City of Yakima, Wash.
View earmark details 2009 Crystal Judson Family Justice Center
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$500,000 Rep. Norm Dicks (-WA)
Rep. Adam Smith (-WA)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (-WA)
...more
Tacoma, Washington
View earmark details 2010 Valley Cities Public Safety Regional Broadband Network
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$150,000 Rep. Dave Reichert (-WA)
Rep. Adam Smith (-WA)
Auburn, Washington City of Auburn, Wash.
View earmark details 2010 Multi-jurisdictional data integration project (Whatcom Exchange Network)
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$200,000 Rep. Rick Larsen (-WA)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (-WA)
Sen. Patty Murray (-WA)
...more
Bellingham, Washington Whatcom County, Wash.
View earmark details 2010 Whatcom County 2010 Olympics Costs
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$100,000 Sen. Patty Murray (-WA) Bellingham, Washington Whatcom County (Wash.) Sheriff's Office
View earmark details 2010 Whatcom County Rapid Border Prosecution Initiative
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$500,000 Rep. Rick Larsen (-WA)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (-WA)
Sen. Patty Murray (-WA)
...more
Bellingham, Washington Whatcom County, Wash.
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