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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 University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for the development of a student retention initiative
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Hattiesburg, Mississippi Recipients University of Southern Mississippi
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for workforce training in Marine Composite
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $238,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Hattiesburg, Mississippi Recipients University of Southern Mississippi
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Southern Mississippi National Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
(Financial Services)
Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) Locations Hattiesburg, Mississippi Recipients Trent Lott National Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University Transportation Center, MS
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $475,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Urban Collector Project, MS
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $475,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS) Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Urban Collector Road along I-10 North, MS
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,900,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Urban Collector Road, Jackson and Harrison Counties
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,960,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Urban Collector Road, MS
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description US 78 Upgrade to Interstate Standards, MS
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Travis Childers (D-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description U.S. Highway 49/Highway 7 Connector
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $2,695,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Mississippi Recipients

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