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

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Mississippi

* 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. 762 Total Amount $2,110,625,418
All earmarks No. 816* Total Amount $2,805,971,802*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Greenville Harbor
(Energy and Water)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) Locations Greenville, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Greenville Harbor, MS
(Energy and Water)
Amount $516,000 Sponsors President *
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
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Locations Greenville Harbor, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Greenville Street Revitalization
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,470,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Greenwood Airport Tower Construction
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,470,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Former Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Greenwood Airport Tower Construction
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Greenwood, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Gulf Coast corridor grade crossing hazard elimination
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Bill Jefferson (D-LA)
Former Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS)
Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Gulf Islands National Seashore - Cat Island
(Interior)
Amount $1,969,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Gulf of Mexico Hydrates Research Consortium
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,141,800 Sponsors Former Rep. Travis Childers (D-MS)
Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
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Locations Mississippi Recipients Gulf of Mexico Hydrates Research Consortium
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Gulf of Mexico Hydrates Research Consortium
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,200,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Travis Childers (D-MS)
Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
...more
Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Gulf of Mexico Hydrates Research Consortium at the University of Mississippi
(Energy and Water)
Amount $984,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Mississippi Recipients Gulf of Mexico Hydrates Research Consortium

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