Inouye No. 2 in Senate Earmarks

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Sen. Daniel Inouye earmarked the second-most funding in the U.S. Senate last year, according to new data from the Center for Responsive Politics. 

Inouye co-sponsored 158 earmarks totaling more than $392 million in 2010. Inouye has often faced criticism for his earmarking habits, which have been a huge boon to Hawaii over the course of the senator’s decades-long career. 

Some of the priciest projects on Inouye’s list in 2010: Funding for the Honolulu rail project, construction at Pearl Harbor and several other defense projects. 

Mississippi Republican Thad Cochran ranked No. 1 in the Senate with $498 million in earmarks. On the House side, Hawaii’s Mazie Hirono ranked No. 1 in earmarking.

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