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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Rhode Island

* 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. 306 Total Amount $280,582,853
All earmarks No. 316* Total Amount $398,635,853*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Ten Mile River restoration
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,240,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
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Locations Rhode Island Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Rhode Island, Research and Technology Development for genetic improvement of Switchgrass, Biomass
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,476,000 Sponsors Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Locations Rhode Island Recipients University of Rhode Island (Kingston)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Warwick Cove
(Energy and Water)
Amount $187,000 Sponsors Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Locations Rhode Island Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Winneapaug Pond Restoration
(Energy and Water)
Amount $0 Sponsors Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Locations Rhode Island Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Brown University, Brown Energy Initiative (RI)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $951,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) Locations Rhode Island Recipients Brown University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Blackstone River Watershed Restoration
(Energy and Water)
Amount $246,000 Sponsors Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA)
Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA)
Locations Rhode Island Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Block Island Harbor of Refuge
(Energy and Water)
Amount $400,000 Sponsors Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Locations Rhode Island Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Charlestown Breachway and Inlet, RI
(Energy and Water)
Amount $0 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Rhode Island Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Fox Point Hurricane Barrier
(Energy and Water)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI)
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
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Locations Rhode Island Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Genetic Improvements of Switchgrass
(Energy and Water)
Amount $1,427,250 Sponsors Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Locations Rhode Island Recipients

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