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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

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Development of enabling chemical technologies for power from green sources
(Defense)
Amount $1,200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Locations Amherst, Massachusetts Recipients Massachusetts Center for Renewable Energy, Science and Technology
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Soldier Personal Cooling System
(Defense)
Amount $960,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL)
Former Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Locations Natick, Massachusetts Recipients U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description New England Multi-Species Surveys and Development
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $3,000,000 Sponsors Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Locations New Bedford, Massachusetts Recipients University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description UMASS Dartmouth, Fall River, MA Advanced Technical & Manufacturing Center
(Financial Services)
Amount $325,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA)
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA)
Locations Fall River, Massachusetts Recipients University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Climate system research center
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $495,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Locations Amherst, Massachusetts Recipients University of Massachusetts Amherst
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Ecological conservation initiative
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $140,000 Sponsors Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Locations Amherst, Massachusetts Recipients University of Massachusetts Amherst
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Locations Athol, Massachusetts Recipients Athol (Mass.) Memorial Hospital
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description F-15 aircraft ready shelters
(Military Construction)
Amount $8,100,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA)
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
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Locations Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Battle-proven packbot
(Defense)
Amount $1,200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Tierney (D-MA)
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Locations Bedford, Massachusetts Recipients iRobot Corp.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Facilities and equipment for the Lowell dental hygiene clinic
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $450,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Tierney (D-MA)
Former Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA)
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
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Locations Bedford, Massachusetts Recipients Middlesex Community College (Mass.)

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