Republicans voting Aye Alexander-Tenn, Shelby-Ala, Murkoski-Ak, Snowe-ME, Cochran-MS, Wicker-MS, Bond-MO, Spector-Pa!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bond Voted “Yea” and McCaskill voted “Nay”. I have no words.
Shelby, Murkowski, Cochran, Bond, and Specter got a small fortune for their states in earmarks.
Following are the top 20 Senate earmark recipients 12 Democrats, 8 Republicans.
1. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.): $122,804,900
2 Richard Shelby (R-Ala.): $114,484,250
3. Kit Bond (R-Mo.): $85,691,491
4. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.): $76,899,425
5. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.): $75,908,475
6. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska): $74,000,750
7. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa): $66,860,000
8. James Inhofe (R-Okla.): $53,133,500
9. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.): $51,186,000
10. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii): $46,380,205
11. Patty Murray (D-Wash.): $39,228,250
12. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.): $36,547,100
13. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.): $36,161,125
14. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.): $35,577,250
15. Robert Casey (D-Pa.): $27,169,750
16. Harry Reid (D-Nev.): $26,628,613
17. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.): $25,320,000
18. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.): $23,832,000
19. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.): $21,952,250
20. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), retired: $19,588,625