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View earmark details Former Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) - Earmarks Requested

Retired • Alternate Name: Thomas Richard Harkin
All     Solo     With Other Members     
* Numbers other than "All Sponsored Earmarks" do not include earmarks requested by the president to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 Number Cost
Solo Earmarks                     Number 148 Cost $191,880,080
With Other Members          Number 462 Cost $1,019,183,356
All Congressional                Number 610 Cost $1,211,063,436
All Sponsored Earmarks      Number 624* Cost $1,281,832,436*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description AIB College of Business, to recruit and train captioners and court reporters and to provide scholarships
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $383,000 Sponsors Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Locations Des Moines, Iowa Recipients AIB College of Business (Des Moines, Iowa)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Aircraft Evaluation Readiness Initiative (AERI)
(Defense)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Locations Unknown Location Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetics for programs to improve the quality of orthotic and prosthetic research.
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $98,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Alexandria, Virginia Recipients American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Animal Science Food Safety Consortium
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $1,057,000 Sponsors Sen. John Boozman (R-AR)
Former Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA)
Former Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR)
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Locations Iowa; Kansas Recipients University of Arkansas System; Iowa State University; Kansas State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $2,582,000 Sponsors Sen. John Boozman (R-AR)
Former Rep. Chris Carney (D-PA)
Former Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD)
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Locations Montana Recipients National Center for Appropriate Technology
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description ARC 210 Improved Communications for F-16
(Defense)
Amount $6,000,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
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Locations Unknown Location Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Barnabus Uplift, for job training and supportive services
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $407,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Des Moines, Iowa Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Best Buddies International for mentoring programs for persons with intellectual disabilities
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $633,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
Former Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
Locations Miami, Florida Recipients Best Buddies International
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Biosafety Institute/National Institute for Gentically Modified Agriculture Products
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $276,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Locations Iowa Recipients Iowa State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Biotechnology Test Production
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $343,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Locations Iowa Recipients

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