Jamie Dupree

Let The Earmarks Roll

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Jamie Dupree
@ June 16, 2009 12:00 AM
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The first budget bill for the next fiscal year hits the floor of the U.S. House today, chock full of home state earmarks that supposedly were going to be reined in by the Obama Administration.

Good luck on that one.

The Fiscal Year 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill has almost 1100 earmarks listed in the bill, totaling just over $368 million.

The entire CJS bill is $64.4 billion, making the earmarks just one half of one percent of the spending in this bill.

I listed all of those earmarks last week in a blog entitled, "The Earmarks Keep Flowing," but it drew little in the way of response from readers and listeners.

Frankly, it was somewhat disappointing, but really not a surprise.

I have found through the years that "pork barrel" stories do get a lot of attention, but really, most Americans can only channel so much outrage at the Congress.

In other words, they're mad only some of the time.

Because of that, lawmakers know they can take the heat for a few weeks and still weather the storm, so that home state projects get into a variety of spending bills and get signed into law.

And that's what we will probably see again this year. Lots of hand wringing, lots of talk about holding off budget pork, and then little will get done about it.

So here is a little more for you to chew on, as I've broken down the top ten lawmakers in terms of earmarks in this first appropriations bill on the House floor.

You can look at it one of two ways, depending on your personal political prism:

Six of the top ten earmarkers on this bill are Democrats.

Four of the top ten are Republicans.

Listed here are the names of the lawmaker, their party and state, followed by the number of earmarks in the CJS Appropriations bill and the amount requested. You can draw your own conclusions.








CulbersonR TX4$10,550,000
Moran (VA)D VA12$10,150,000
AderholtR AL17$8,925,000
MollohanD WV33$8,651,000
KennedyD RI12$7,972,000
RuppersbergerD MD16$7,150,000
HondaD CA12$6,925,000
Lewis (CA)R CA8$6,000,000
BonnerR AL8$6,000,000
ConyersD MI12$5,900,000
HoyerD MD8$5,750,000
Rogers (KY)R KY2$5,450,000
Wasserman SchultzD FL13$5,000,000
PelosiD CA5$4,875,000
LangevinD RI4$4,725,000
Young (FL)R FL6$4,550,000
Brown, CorrinneD FL8$4,450,000
SchiffD CA14$4,320,000
Van HollenD MD6$4,300,000
ClyburnD SC8$4,200,000
Edwards (MD)D MD4$4,100,000
CrenshawR FL7$4,095,000
DicksD WA4$4,000,000
FattahD PA12$4,000,000
FrelinghuysenR NJ4$4,000,000
WolfR VA2$4,000,000
Connolly (VA)D VA3$3,900,000
GrijalvaD AZ6$3,855,000
Price (NC)D NC6$3,765,000
BorenD OK5$3,550,000
FarrD CA3$3,500,000
RangelD NY11$3,450,000
Scott (VA)D VA13$3,450,000
CobleR NC4$3,365,000
McDermottD WA5$3,275,000
ColeR OK4$3,270,000
CappsD CA4$3,180,000
GrangerR TX2$3,175,000
ObeyD WI5$3,080,000
TownsD NY7$2,950,000
Larson (CT)D CT8$2,900,000
SarbanesD MD8$2,850,000
BerkleyD NV3$2,805,000
EngelD NY6$2,800,000
Smith (WA)D WA5$2,750,000
DeLauroD CT8$2,700,000
SerranoD NY11$2,675,000
TauscherD CA4$2,675,000
TitusD NV4$2,650,000
Roybal-AllardD CA6$2,625,000
AlexanderR LA4$2,500,000
CalvertR CA5$2,500,000
CarterR TX3$2,500,000
LathamR IA3$2,500,000
Pastor (AZ)D AZ7$2,500,000
SimpsonR ID4$2,500,000
WampR TN2$2,500,000
RehbergR MT8$2,492,000
Nadler (NY)D NY3$2,450,000
LaTouretteR OH6$2,385,000
CaoR LA3$2,347,000
FilnerD CA6$2,345,000
SprattD SC8$2,315,000
Rogers (AL)R AL4$2,260,000
ClarkeD NY5$2,250,000
Kilpatrick (MI)D MI6$2,225,000
Green, GeneD TX4$2,210,000
King (NY)R NY5$2,150,000
Lofgren, ZoeD CA3$2,150,000
ReichertR WA3$2,150,000
FallinR OK2$2,150,000
Rothman (NJ)D NJ11$2,103,000
Meek (FL)D FL7$2,100,000
OberstarD MN7$2,100,000
WeinerD NY4$2,050,000
Meeks (NY)D NY4$2,040,000
StarkD CA4$2,025,000
WattD NC4$2,015,000
BairdD WA3$2,000,000
Edwards (TX)D TX9$2,000,000
KapturD OH9$2,000,000
Larsen (WA)D WA3$2,000,000
LevinD MI4$2,000,000
MurthaD PA3$2,000,000
OlverD MA5$2,000,000
DingellD MI6$1,950,000
Davis (CA)D CA4$1,950,000
ViscloskyD IN7$1,925,000
Lee (CA)D CA8$1,900,000
WittmanR VA6$1,900,000
BilbrayR CA4$1,900,000
Gordon (TN)D TN4$1,875,000
WuD OR4$1,870,000
BacaD CA4$1,850,000
CummingsD MD7$1,850,000
RodriguezD TX4$1,850,000
BerryD AR10$1,832,000
McNerneyD CA3$1,825,000
BermanD CA4$1,800,000
RushD IL3$1,800,000
SchockR IL5$1,800,000
BoydD FL5$1,755,000
DeFazioD OR4$1,750,000
PalloneD NJ4$1,750,000
Ros-LehtinenR FL4$1,750,000
SnyderD AR 4$1,725,000
KratovilD MD4$1,700,000
HoltD NJ7$1,660,000
GonzalezD TX3$1,650,000
StearnsR FL3$1,650,000
HincheyD NY10$1,630,000
Young (AK)R AK4$1,630,000
KissellD NC3$1,615,000
BachusR AL5$1,600,000
KagenD WI2$1,600,000
AbercrombieD HI2$1,550,000
CastleR DE5$1,550,000
BlumenauerD OR3$1,550,000
EmersonR MO5$1,547,000
Bishop (GA)D GA14$1,500,000
Bono MackR CA3$1,500,000
LanceR NJ2$1,500,000
BuchananR FL1$1,500,000
KildeeD MI5$1,480,000
Hastings (FL)D FL4$1,450,000
Jackson (IL)D IL7$1,450,000
Ryan (OH)D OH5$1,450,000
Scott (GA)D GA4$1,450,000
WexlerD FL4$1,450,000
DoyleD PA7$1,445,000
HimesD CT3$1,425,000
PetersD MI3$1,425,000
ButterfieldD NC4$1,415,000
PayneD NJ4$1,400,000
ShulerD NC3$1,365,000
LoBiondoR NJ3$1,350,000
Poe (TX)R TX3$1,350,000
SchraderD OR3$1,350,000
SiresD NJ4$1,350,000
Smith (TX)R TX2$1,350,000
Sanchez, LorettaD CA5$1,340,000
GerlachR PA6$1,300,000
McHughR NY3$1,300,000
Miller, GaryR CA3$1,300,000
RohrabacherR CA3$1,290,000
Bishop (NY)D NY4$1,250,000
Gingrey (GA)R GA2$1,250,000
KanjorskiD PA3$1,250,000
Klein (FL)D FL4$1,250,000
Smith (NJ)R NJ5$1,250,000
Brown (SC)R SC2$1,250,000
DentR PA3$1,200,000
ShimkusR IL6$1,200,000
SlaughterD NY4$1,200,000
WaldenR OR3$1,200,000
PomeroyD ND3$1,180,000
McCarthy (NY)D NY5$1,175,000
BoozmanR AR2$1,175,000
BartlettR MD3$1,150,000
MaloneyD NY3$1,150,000
HellerR NV2$1,100,000
IsraelD NY3$1,100,000
KosmasD FL3$1,100,000
Markey (MA)D MA3$1,100,000
NyeD VA5$1,100,000
KilroyD OH2$1,085,000
LoweyD NY10$1,083,000
Miller (NC)D NC2$1,065,000
Herseth SandlinD SD5$1,025,000
Rogers (MI)R MI1$1,025,000
Barton (TX)R TX1$1,000,000
Bishop (UT)R UT3$1,000,000
BluntR MO3$1,000,000
Brady (TX)R TX1$1,000,000
Brown-Waite, GinnyR FL2$1,000,000
BurgessR TX1$1,000,000
Davis (TN)R TN1$1,000,000
DuncanR TN2$1,000,000
ForbesR VA2$1,000,000
GalleglyR CA3$1,000,000
GravesR MO3$1,000,000
Hall (TX)R TX1$1,000,000
HarmanD CA2$1,000,000
HarperR MS2$1,000,000
Hastings (WA)R WA3$1,000,000
Johnson (IL)R IL2$1,000,000
King (IA)R IA2$1,000,000
LattaR OH2$1,000,000
MackR FL2$1,000,000
MicaR FL4$1,000,000
Miller (FL)R FL1$1,000,000
Miller (MI)R MI4$1,000,000
Miller, GeorgeD CA3$1,000,000
NeugebauerR TX1$1,000,000
PaulR TX1$1,000,000
ReyesD TX4$1,000,000
SalazarD CO4$1,000,000
ShermanD CA3$1,000,000
SkeltonD MO1$1,000,000
SullivanR OK2$1,000,000
SuttonD OH5$1,000,000
Thompson (MS)D MS6$1,000,000
Thompson (PA)R PA3$1,000,000
TurnerR OH2$1,000,000
Brady (PA)D PA4$1,000,000
McKeonR CA4$997,000
TsongasD MA3$980,000
Frank (MA)D MA1$950,000
OrtizD TX2$950,000
PascrellD NJ4$930,000
Davis (IL)D IL4$901,000
ShusterR PA3$900,000
Adler (NJ)D NJ2$885,000
Green, AlD TX4$860,000
RahallD WV2$852,000
Lewis (GA)D GA5$850,000
SouderR IN2$850,000
Wilson (SC)R SC2$850,000
Hall (NY)D NY5$815,000
ArcuriD NY4$800,000
ChildersD MS2$800,000
MitchellD AZ2$800,000
TierneyD MA3$780,000
ChandlerD KY6$755,000
KucinichD OH2$755,000
BoucherD VA3$750,000
CostelloD IL2$750,000
PutnamR FL3$750,000
WhitfieldR KY1$750,000
BecerraD CA4$715,000
EshooD CA3$700,000
McMahonD NY2$700,000
FosterD IL3$685,000
PlattsR PA5$685,000
HoldenD PA3$675,000
WoolseyD CA3$675,000
MelanconD LA3$672,000
CarneyD PA3$650,000
MichaudD ME3$650,000
TaylorD MS2$650,000
TeagueD NM2$650,000
TiahrtR KS1$650,000
DriehausD OH1$625,000
Shea-PorterD NH3$622,000
McIntyreD NC3$615,000
HalvorsonD IL3$610,000
BoswellD IA3$600,000
DahlkemperD PA2$600,000
HeinrichD NM2$600,000
HironoD HI4$600,000
HunterR CA2$600,000
InsleeD WA2$600,000
MaffeiD NY3$600,000
Moran (KS)R KS3$600,000
PoseyR FL1$600,000
WelchD VT3$600,000
BrightD AL3$600,000
Murphy (CT)D CT3$575,000
GriffithD AL4$570,000
McCollumD MN1$560,000
HinojosaD TX2$550,000
McGovernD MA2$550,000
StupakD MI2$550,000
WatersD CA2$550,000
CardozaD CA3$550,000
Lee (NY)R NY1$537,000
GohmertR TX1$529,000
BarrowD GA4$525,000
BaldwinD WI3$500,000
CapuanoD MA2$500,000
Castor (FL)D FL2$500,000
CrowleyD NY2$500,000
FudgeD OH2$500,000
KingstonR GA1$500,000
Kirkpatrick (AZ)D AZ2$500,000
LynchD MA2$500,000
ManzulloR IL2$500,000
MathesonD UT2$500,000
McMorris RodgersR WA1$500,000
Moore (KS)D KS1$500,000
Murphy, TimR PA1$500,000
NapolitanoD CA2$500,000
PerrielloD VA2$500,000
Pingree (ME)D ME2$500,000
RossD AR3$500,000
SchakowskyD IL2$500,000
SchauerD MI2$500,000
Thompson (CA)D CA2$500,000
TonkoD NY3$500,000
WatsonD CA3$500,000
CourtneyD CT2$475,000
MarshallD GA7$472,000
CarnahanD MO2$450,000
CleaverD MO3$450,000
CostaD CA2$450,000
CuellarD TX3$450,000
Donnelly (IN)D IN3$450,000
EtheridgeD NC2$450,000
GraysonD FL2$450,000
ScaliseR LA2$438,000
BoccieriD OH2$427,000
SpaceD OH2$415,000
Carson (IN)D IN2$400,000
CohenD TN2$400,000
EllisonD MN2$400,000
EllsworthD IN2$400,000
HigginsD NY2$400,000
Jackson-Lee (TX)D TX1$400,000
Johnson (GA)D GA2$400,000
Murphy, PatrickD PA2$400,000
PerlmutterD CO3$400,000
QuigleyD IL2$400,000
RichardsonD CA2$400,000
SestakD PA3$400,000
WalzD MN2$400,000
Wilson (OH)D OH2$400,000
YarmuthD KY2$400,000
GutierrezD IL2$395,000
MatsuiD CA2$380,000
CapitoR WV3$375,000
HodesD NH2$375,000
Barrett (SC)R SC1$350,000
GiffordsD AZ2$350,000
BilirakisR FL2$350,000
AltmireD PA3$340,000
ConawayR TX1$325,000
SchwartzD PA3$310,000
BeanD IL1$300,000
GuthrieR KY1$300,000
HareD IL2$300,000
LipinskiD IL3$300,000
SpeierD CA1$300,000
MassaD NY2$297,000
LoebsackD IA2$295,000
RoyceR CA1$290,000
DoggettD TX4$285,000
Moore (WI)D WI2$280,000
Davis (KY)R KY5$274,000
Markey (CO)D CO1$245,000
AckermanD NY1$200,000
Davis (AL)D AL1$200,000
Franks (AZ)R AZ1$200,000
RoskamR IL2$123,000
PetriR WI1$30,000
BiggertR IL1$5,000
AkinR MO0$0
AndrewsD NJ0$0
AustriaR OH0$0
BachmannR MN0$0
BlackburnR TN0$0
BoehnerR OH0$0
BoustanyR LA0$0
Braley (IA)D IA0$0
Broun (GA)R GA0$0
Burton (IN)R IN0$0
BuyerR IN0$0
CampR MI0$0
CampbellR CA0$0
CantorR VA0$0
CassidyR LA0$0
ChaffetzR UT0$0
ClayD MO0$0
Coffman (CO)R CO0$0
CooperD TN0$0
Deal (GA)R GA0$0
DeGetteD CO0$0
DelahuntD MA0$0
Diaz-Balart, L.R FL0$0
Diaz-Balart, M.R FL0$0
DreierR CA0$0
EhlersR MI0$0
FlakeR AZ0$0
FlemingR LA0$0
FortenberryR NE0$0
FoxxR NC0$0
Garrett (NJ)R NJ0$0
GoodlatteR VA0$0
HensarlingR TX0$0
HergerR CA0$0
HillD IN0$0
HoekstraR MI0$0
InglisR SC0$0
IssaR CA0$0
JenkinsR KS0$0
Johnson, E. B.D TX0$0
Johnson, SamR TX0$0
JonesR NC0$0
Jordan (OH)R OH0$0
KindR WI0$0
KirkR IL0$0
Kline (MN)R MN0$0
LambornR CO0$0
LinderR GA0$0
LucasR OK0$0
LuetkemeyerR MO0$0
LujánD NM0$0
LummisR WY0$0
Lungren, Daniel E.R CA0$0
MarchantR TX0$0
McCarthy (CA)R CA0$0
McCaulR TX0$0
McClintockR CA0$0
McCotterR MI0$0
McHenryR NC0$0
MinnickD ID0$0
Murphy (NY)D NY0$0
MyrickR NC0$0
Neal (MA)D MA0$0
NunesR CA0$0
OlsonR TX0$0
PaulsenR MN0$0
PenceR IN0$0
PetersonD MN0$0
PittsR PA0$0
Polis (CO)D CO0$0
Price (GA)R GA0$0
RadanovichR CA0$0
Roe (TN)R TN0$0
RooneyR FL0$0
Ryan (WI)R WI0$0
Sánchez, Linda T.D CA0$0
SchmidtR OH0$0
SensenbrennerR WI0$0
SessionsR TX0$0
ShadeggR AZ0$0
Smith (NE)R NE0$0
TannerD TN0$0
TerryR NE0$0
ThornberryR TX0$0
TiberiR OH0$0
UptonR MI0$0
VelázquezD NY0$0
WaxmanD CA0$0
WestmorelandR GA0$0


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