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

View earmark details Earmark Spending in West Virginia

* 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. 555 Total Amount $1,219,177,332
All earmarks No. 600* Total Amount $1,613,890,332*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Tygart Lake
(Energy and Water)
Amount $3,528,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations West Virginia Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description United Mine Workers of America, classroom and simulated rescue training for mine rescue teams
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $2,162,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Former Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)
Locations Washington, West Virginia Recipients United Mine Workers of America
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Upper Guyandotte River Basin
(Energy and Water)
Amount $148,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Former Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Locations West Virginia Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Upper Monongahela River Automation Project, West Virginia
(Energy and Water)
Amount $344,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) Locations West Virginia Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description US Route 35
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $392,000 Sponsors Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Former Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Locations West Virginia Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description VA Medical Center Renovation/Expansion
(Military Construction)
Amount $0 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Martinsburg, West Virginia Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Water Pollutants
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $410,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) Locations West Virginia Recipients Marshall University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Wayne County, WV Sheriff's Office
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $282,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Locations Wayne, West Virginia Recipients Wayne County (W.Va.) Sheriff's Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Weirton, WV Police Department
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $70,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) Locations Weirton, West Virginia Recipients Weirton (W.Va.) Police Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Wellsburg, WV Police Department
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $70,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) Locations Wellsburg, West Virginia Recipients Wellsburg (W.Va.) Police Department

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