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

View earmark details Earmark Spending in West Virginia

* 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. 555 Total Amount $1,219,177,332
All earmarks No. 600* Total Amount $1,613,890,332*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description IRS Enterprise Computing Center
(Financial Services)
Amount $35,822,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Martinsburg, West Virginia Recipients Internal Revenue Service
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Island Creek Basin in and around Logan
(Energy and Water)
Amount $197,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Former Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Locations West Virginia Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description James Rumsey Technical Institute for the Automotive Technology Program, including purchase of equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $95,000 Sponsors Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Locations Martinsburg, West Virginia Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Jefferson County Sheriff's Department
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $235,000 Sponsors Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Locations Jefferson, West Virginia Recipients Jefferson County (W.Va.) Sheriff's Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Jennings Randolph Lake
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,619,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations West Virginia Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Jennings Randolph Lake Reallocation
(Energy and Water)
Amount $79,000 Sponsors Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Former Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Locations West Virginia Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Kanawha County School System, for the continuation of Following the Leaders Program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $699,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) Locations Kanawha County, West Virginia Recipients Kanawha County (W.Va.) Schools
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Kanawha River Locks and Dams
(Energy and Water)
Amount $9,677,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations West Virginia Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Kanawha Valley Metro Drug Task Force
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $117,500 Sponsors Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Locations West Virginia Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Kenova Police Department
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $47,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Locations Kenova, West Virginia Recipients City of Kenova, W.Va.

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