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

View earmark details Earmark Spending for Regional Projects

* 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. 15 Total Amount $41,955,500
All earmarks No. 22* Total Amount $92,028,500*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Midwest Counter-Drug Training Center
(Defense)
Amount $5,000,000 Sponsors Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Former Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Locations Regional Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Nez Perce/Snake River water settlement
(Interior)
Amount $4,988,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Regional Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Office of Aircraft Services (MBM replacement planes)
(Interior)
Amount $492,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Regional Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Oil and gas internet pilot program
(Interior)
Amount $246,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT) Locations Regional Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Pacific Island Compact
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $3,431,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Regional Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Pacific Northwest forest biology
(Interior)
Amount $2,736,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Regional Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Prior Service Benefits
(Interior)
Amount $837,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
Former Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)
...more
Locations Regional Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Small Public Water System Technology Assistance Centers
(Interior)
Amount $2,756,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
...more
Locations Regional Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research and Policy
(Interior)
Amount $1,034,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM)
...more
Locations Regional Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description To repair, relocate, or replace fencing along the international border between the United States and Mexico
(State-Foreign Ops)
Amount $99,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Regional Recipients

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