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

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Pennsylvania

* 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. 1818 Total Amount $1,566,463,074
All earmarks No. 1921* Total Amount $2,435,123,227*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Alvernia College, scholarships and nursing education programs
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $85,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)
Locations Reading, Pennsylvania Recipients Alvernia University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Alvernia College Scientific Instrumentation Initiative
(Energy and Water)
Amount $570,900 Sponsors Former Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) Locations Pennsylvania Recipients Alvernia University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Alvernia College South Reading Youth Initiative
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $600,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) Locations Reading, Pennsylvania Recipients Alvernia University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Alvin R Bush Dam
(Energy and Water)
Amount $548,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Pennsylvania Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Alvin R. Bush Dam
(Energy and Water)
Amount $764,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Pennsylvania Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Alvin R. Rush Dam, PA
(Energy and Water)
Amount $626,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Alvin R. Rush Dam, Pennsylvania Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Ambler Township Police Department Equipment
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $126,900 Sponsors Former Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) Locations Ambler Township, Pennsylvania Recipients Ambler (Pa.) Police Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description American Cities Foundation, Inc., Philadelphia, PA Reaching and Impacting Small Entrepreneurs (Project RISE)
(Financial Services)
Amount $225,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) Locations Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Recipients American Cities Foundation Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description American Cities Transportation Institute
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $294,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) Locations Pennsylvania Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description American Foundation for Negro Affairs National Education and Research Fund, to raise the achievement level of minority students and increase minority access to higher education
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $85,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) Locations Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Recipients American Foundation for Negro Affairs

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