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Where are this year's earmarks
Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Kentucky

* Earmarks requested by the president are not included in the member and state rankings to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 No Total Amount
Congressional earmarks No. 599 Total Amount $960,541,427
All earmarks No. 679* Total Amount $2,879,856,427*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

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Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, KY (Seepage Control)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $116,206,000 Sponsors President *
Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)
Former Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY)
Locations Lake Cumberland, Kentucky Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Olmsted Locks and Dam, Ohio River, IL & KY
(Energy and Water)
Amount $109,094,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Locations Kentucky Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Olmstead Locks and Dam, Ohio River
(Energy and Water)
Amount $102,336,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)
Former Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
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Locations Kentucky Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Olmsted Locks and Dam, Ohio River, IL & KY
(Energy and Water)
Amount $101,521,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY)
Locations Kentucky Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Appalachian Regional Commission
(Energy and Water)
Amount $71,863,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Georgia; Kentucky; Maryland; Mississippi; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Tennessee; Virginia; West Virginia Recipients Appalachian Regional Commission
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Warrior in Transition Complex
(Military Construction)
Amount $70,000,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Locations Fort Knox, Kentucky Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Ammunition Demilitarization Facility Incr 9
(Military Construction)
Amount $67,218,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Locations Blue Grass Depot, Kentucky Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Channel Improvement, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO & TN
(Energy and Water)
Amount $67,030,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Former Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
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Locations Illinois; Kentucky; Louisiana; Mississippi; Missouri; Tennessee Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Channel Improvement, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO & TN
(Energy and Water)
Amount $65,065,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Illinois; Kentucky; Louisiana; Mississippi; Missouri; Tennessee Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Channel Improvement
(Energy and Water)
Amount $63,912,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Former Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
Locations Illinois; Kentucky; Louisiana; Missouri; Mississippi; Tennessee Recipients

Information provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense ( http://www.taxpayer.net/ )