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View earmark details Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) - Earmarks Requested

In Office • Alternate Name: Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr.
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 134 Cost $298,062,000
With Other Members          Number 66 Cost $159,862,325
All Congressional                Number 200 Cost $457,924,325
All Sponsored Earmarks      Number 233* Cost $1,535,993,325*
Earmark Details Year

(desc)

Description (Bill) Amount Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, KY
(Energy and Water)
Amount $7,272,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Kentucky Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Henderson County Fiscal Court to purchase severe weather warning sirens in populated areas of Henderson County, where no systems currently exist
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $110,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) Locations Henderson County, Kentucky Recipients Henderson County, Ky.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Marshall County Sheriff's Department to purchase and upgrade law enforcement equipment
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $400,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Marshall County, Kentucky Recipients Marshall County (Ky.) Sheriff's Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Kentucky Research Foundation to encourage and prepare students from economically-disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue careers in law.
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $376,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Lexington, Kentucky Recipients University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Kentucky, for equipment and renovation.
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $1,436,000 Sponsors Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) Locations Lexington, Kentucky Recipients University of Kentucky (Lexington)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Kentucky, new product development and commercialization center for rural manufacturers
(Financial Services)
Amount $900,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Lexington, Kentucky Recipients University of Kentucky (Lexington)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Louisville Regional NMR Facility, Research in fundamental processes of electron transport systems and the structural biology of proteins
(Energy and Water)
Amount $984,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) Locations Louisville, Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Louisville Research Foundation, for forensics equipment
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $705,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Louisville, Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Louisville Research Foundation, to develop methods for detecting child abuse.
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $376,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Louisville, Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Louisville Research Foundation, to upgrade and expand cardiovascular facilities.
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $8,070,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Louisville, Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc.

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