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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Former Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois) - Earmarks Requested

Ran for Other Office • Alternate Name: Barack Hussein Obama II
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 8 Cost $3,324,520
With Other Members          Number 49 Cost $95,277,200
All Congressional                Number 57 Cost $98,601,720
All Sponsored Earmarks      Number 58* Cost $106,473,720*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago for their School and Center for Autism Research
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $527,000 Sponsors Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Locations Chicago, Illinois Recipients Easterseals Metropolitan Chicago (Ill.)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description The Northeastern Illinois Sewer Improvement Consortium for Sewer Improvements
(Interior)
Amount $345,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description National Rural Water Association
(Interior)
Amount $7,580,000 alert Sponsors Former Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA)
Former Rep. John E. Peterson (R-PA)
Former Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS)
...more
Locations Various Locations Recipients National Rural Water Association
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities for training to address workforce shortage in nursing and allied health
(Financial Services)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) Locations Springfield, Illinois Recipients Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Education initiative, Benedictine University
(Financial Services)
Amount $750,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Lisle, Illinois Recipients Benedictine University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Second Barrier
(Energy and Water)
Amount $7,872,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Former Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
Former Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
...more
Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Upper Miss River - Illinois WW System, IL, IA, MN, MO
(Energy and Water)
Amount $8,856,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO)
Former Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA)
Former Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-MO)
...more
Locations Illinois; Minnesota; Missouri Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Energy and Sustainability Institute, Illinois Institute of Technology
(Energy and Water)
Amount $246,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) Locations Illinois Recipients Illinois Institute of Technology Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Great Lakes Remedial Action Plans
(Energy and Water)
Amount $430,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
Former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)
Former Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI)
...more
Locations Michigan Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description National Service Member Outreach Program
(Defense)
Amount $3,000,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
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Locations Unknown Location Recipients

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