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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 2010 Description Mississippi Building Blocks, Ridgeland, MS, for establishment of a state-wide early childhood literacy program
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Ridgeland, Mississippi Recipients Mississippi Building Blocks
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics to combat methamphetamines
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $1,500,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Jackson, Mississippi Recipients Mississippi Department of Public Safety
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Mississippi Center for Conservation and Biodiversity for construction of a research facility
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $1,600,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Jackson, Mississippi Recipients Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Foundation
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Mississippi Children's Museum, Jackson, MS, for installation, exhibits and educational programming
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Jackson, Mississippi Recipients Mississippi Children's Museum
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Mississippi Coastal Hurricane Study
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,968,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, to support dyslexia education and training
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Clinton, Mississippi Recipients Mississippi College
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Mississippi: Columbus Air Force Base - Aircraft Maintenance Administration Facility
(Military Construction)
Amount $0 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Mississippi Conservation Initiative, Mississippi
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $1,144,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Mississippi Conservation Initiative, NRCS MS
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Mississippi Council on Economic Education, Jackson, MS, for Achieving Comprehensive Economic and Financial Literacy of Mississippi Students
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $238,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Jackson, Mississippi Recipients

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