Earmarks Sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
According to data from Taxpayers for Common Sense, Sen. Kennedy sponsored 145 earmarks worth $585,542,200 for Fiscal Year 2008. His earmarks are listed below, grouped by the bill containing the earmark.
Ag-Rural Development-FDA
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Planning MA/WI | $430,000 | MA; WI | Senate:
Kerry [, MA],
Kohl [, WI]
House: Frank [, MA-4] |
| Cranberry/Blueberry, MA | $118,000 | MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Frank [, MA-4] |
| Human Nutrition (Obesity), Boston, MA | $725,000 | Boston, MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Capuano [, MA-8], Markey [, MA-7] |
| Seafood Safety, MA | $312,000 | MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Olver [, MA-1] |
Commerce, Justice & Science
| Description | Amount | Location | Other Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aftercare for Phoenix House Clients in Western MA | $634,500 | MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Neal [, MA-2] |
| Center for Technology Commercialization, Public Safety Technology Center, to enhance capabilities of state and local law enforcement officials | $312,550 | Worcester County, MA | Senate: Kerry [, MA] |
| City of Boston, MA Youth and Gang Strategic Crime Initiative | $94,000 | Boston, MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Capuano [, MA-8] |
| City of Boston, Suffolk County, MA, for a program to reduce recidivism | $312,550 | Boston Suffolk County, MA | Senate: Kerry [, MA] |
| City of Brockton Police Department, Plymouth County, MA, for a modernized dispatch and wireless network to meet public safety and emergency response needs | $223,250 | Brockton Plymouth County, MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Lynch [, MA-9] |
| Essex County Sheriff, MA Heroin and Oxycotin Enforcement Program | $282,000 | Essex County, MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Tierney [, MA-6] |
| Essex County Sheriff's Office, Essex County, MA, for an oxycotin prevention program | $223,250 | Essex County, MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Tierney [, MA-6] |
| Essex County, MA Sheriff's Office Information Sharing | $235,000 | Essex County, MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Tierney [, MA-6] |
| Juvenile Justice Center, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA | $493,500 | Boston, MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Lynch [, MA-9] |
| Massachusetts Groundfish Disaster, to provide relief due to economic losses due to new fishing limitations on fishermen, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries | $13,395,000 | Suffolk County, MA | Senate: Kerry [, MA] |
| Massachusetts Sheriff's Association, Norfolk County, MA for an information sharing network | $223,250 | Norfolk County, MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Tierney [, MA-6] |
| Middlesex Community County , Middlesex County, MA, to expand the Regional Technology Training Law Enforcement Collaborative | $223,250 | Middlesex County, MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Markey [, MA-7] |
| National Textile Center (NTC): Funding to continue and enhance research currently conducted at a multi-university consortium that links the textile and fiber-based materials industry sector to leading research and education programs | $4,700,000 | AL; CA; GA; MA; NC; NY; PA; SC | Senate:
Burr [, NC],
Chambliss [, GA],
Clinton [, NY],
Dole [, NC],
Graham [, SC],
Kerry [, MA],
Shelby [, AL],
Specter [, PA]
House: Aderholt [, AL-4], Butterfield [, NC-1], Coble [, NC-6], Etheridge [, NC-2], Frank [, MA-4], Hayes [, NC-8], Hinchey [, NY-22], Jones [, NC-3], Lungren [, CA-3], Mchenry [, NC-10], McIntyre [, NC-7], Miller [, NC-13], Myrick [, NC-9], Price [, NC-4], Scott [, GA-13], Thompson [, CA-1], Watt [, NC-12], Wilson [, SC-2] |
| New Bedford, MA Police Equipment and Technology Upgrades | $658,000 | New Bedford, MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Frank [, MA-4] |
| New England Multi-Species Survey, for multi-species groundfish surveys, School of Marine Science and Technology | $2,679,000 | Bristol County, MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Frank [, MA-4] |
| Scallop Fishery Assessment (MFI), to determine conservation and sustainability measures to ensure a strong future for the New England Scallop fishery, Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Institute | $1,786,000 | Bristol County, MA | Senate:
Kerry [, MA]
House: Frank [, MA-4] |
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