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Fiscal Year(s)

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 Description (Bill) Amount

(desc)

Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Sustainable Buildings Project at the University of Louisville
(Energy and Water)
Amount $394,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville
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 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 Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
(Interior)
Amount $345,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Lewis (R-KY) Locations Kentucky Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description City of Burgin for upgrades to the drinking water distribution system
(Interior)
Amount $340,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Burgin, Kentucky Recipients City of Burgin, Ky.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Equipment
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $340,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Boone County, Kentucky Recipients Boone County (Ky.) Sheriff's Office
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation, for increasing the security of the internet and electronic systems
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $329,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Highland Heights, Kentucky Recipients Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Animal Health Research and Diagnostics, KY
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Murray, Kentucky Recipients Murray State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Animal Health
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $291,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Kentucky Recipients University of Kentucky (Lexington)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Animal Health, Forages for Advancing livestock Production Project
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $273,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Kentucky Recipients

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