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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 Gulfport-Biloxi Airport, Runway Obstruction Warning System
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,960,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Biloxi, Mississippi Recipients Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Gulfport-Biloxi Airport, taxiway construction and rehabilitation, noise mitigation
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $1,960,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Former Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
Locations Mississippi Recipients Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Hancock County Public Safety Wireless Network
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $587,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS) Locations Hancock, Mississippi Recipients Hancock County, Miss.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Hattiesburg Area Development Partnership, Old Hattiesburg High School, for the renovation of the old high school
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $735,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Former Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
Locations Hattiesburg, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Highland Community Hospital, Picayune, MS for health information systems
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $422,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS) Locations Picayune, Mississippi Recipients Highland Community Hospital (Picayune, Miss.)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Highway 9 4-Lane Corridor
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $2,940,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Hope Village for Children, Meridian, MS for a program to assist foster children
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $205,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chip Pickering (R-MS) Locations Meridan, Mississippi Recipients Hope Village for Children
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Hugh White State Park Access Road
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $980,000 Sponsors Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) Locations Grenada, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Humphreys County Memorial Hospital, for facilities and equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $167,000 Sponsors Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) Locations Belzoni, Mississippi Recipients Humphreys County (Miss.) Memorial Hospital
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Hwy 27 Hurricane Evacuation Route
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $98,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chip Pickering (R-MS)
Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Locations Mississippi Recipients

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