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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 Civic Education Program (Center for Civic Education and National Council on Economic Education) and a comprehensive program between the Center for Civic Education, Indiana University and NCSL to improve public education of the congress and state legislatures.
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $31,917,000 alert Sponsors Former Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI)
Former Rep. Artur Genestre Davis (D-AL)
Former Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY)
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Locations Unknown Location Recipients Indiana University System; Council for Economic Education; National Conference of State Legislatures
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description National Writing Project, a nonprofit organization that supports and promotes K-16 teacher training programs in the effective teaching of writing.
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $23,581,000 alert Sponsors Former Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI)
Former Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY)
Former Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA)
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Locations Berkeley, California Recipients National Writing Project
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 Lewis and Clark Community College to purchase and equip a mobile health clinic to serve rural areas
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $282,000 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Godfrey, Illinois Recipients Lewis and Clark Community College (Godfrey, Ill)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description St. Xavier University, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $192,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) Locations Chicago, Illinois Recipients St. Xavier University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Combined Fire/Police Facility
(Military Construction)
Amount $3,350,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA)
Former Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
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Locations Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Metra Connects, Southeast Services
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $7,227,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Locations Illinois Recipients Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Grand Avenue Underpass
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,313,200 Sponsors No additional sponsors indicated Locations Chicago, Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description METRA, STAR Line (Northeastern)
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $7,227,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL)
Former Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Former Rep. Denny Hastert (R-IL)
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Locations Illinois Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description METRA, Union Pacific Northwest Line
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $7,227,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL)
Former Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
Former Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
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Locations Illinois Recipients

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