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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Massachusetts

* 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. 766 Total Amount $730,208,069
All earmarks No. 820* Total Amount $962,473,069*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

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Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Commuter Rail Improvements, Fitchburg, MA
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $37,452,000 Sponsors President *
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)
Locations Fitchburg, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Commuter Rail Improvements
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $30,000,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Locations Fitchburg, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Armed Forces Reserve Center (JFHQ)
(Military Construction)
Amount $29,000,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Locations Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Long-Term Care Spinal Cord Injury Unit (Design)
(Military Construction)
Amount $24,040,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Locations Brockton, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description JFK Presidential Library
(Financial Services)
Amount $22,000,000 Sponsors Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)
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Locations Boston, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Readiness Center Add/Alt (ADRS)
(Military Construction)
Amount $21,000,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Methuen, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Gravesite Expansion and Cemetery Improvements
(Military Construction)
Amount $20,500,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Locations Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Multi Platform Radar Technology Improvement Program (MPRTIP) Integration and Test on JSTARS
(Defense)
Amount $20,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chris Shays (R-CT)
Former Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL)
Former Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
...more
Locations Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
(Defense)
Amount $18,900,000 Sponsors Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)
Former Sen. Dan Inouye (D-HI)
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
...more
Locations Boston, Massachusetts Recipients Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Digital Ground Station
(Military Construction)
Amount $14,300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-MA)
Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA)
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
...more
Locations Otis ANGB, Massachusetts Recipients

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