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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

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Channel Improvement
(Energy and Water)
Amount $54,527,000 Sponsors President *
Former Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
Former Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR)
Locations Illinois; Kentucky; Louisiana; Missouri; Mississippi; Tennessee Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Choctaw County feasibility study for surface impoundment
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $178,000 Sponsors Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Former Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
Locations Choctaw, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Canton, to transform the Historic Canton High School into the Canton Municipal Government Complex
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $392,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Canton, Mississippi Recipients City of Canton, Miss.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Como
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $94,000 Sponsors Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) Locations Como, Mississippi Recipients City of Como, Miss.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Greenville
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $658,000 Sponsors Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) Locations Greenville, Mississippi Recipients City of Greenville, Miss.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Grenada, for the renovation of the historic Taylor Hall
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $196,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Grenada, Mississippi Recipients City of Grenada, Miss.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Indianola for a revolving loan fund to provide affordable housing, as part of the Indianola Housing Initiative
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) Locations Indianola, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Jackson, for law enforcement technology upgrades
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $376,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Jackson, Mississippi Recipients City of Jackson, Miss.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Madison, to support the developments of a new town square and renovation of the Madison Co. Cultural Center
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $735,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) Locations Madison, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Oxford, for a substance abuse treatment program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $335,000 Sponsors Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) Locations Oxford, Mississippi Recipients City of Oxford, Miss.

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