Tahoe benefits from Reid’s success in securing earmarks
By Erin Kelly, Gannett News Service
WASHINGTON — As he fights for a fifth term, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is touting his clout as a key reason that voters should keep him in Washington.
But just what has Reid’s seniority — and his powerful position as majority leader — brought Nevada?
Harry Reid
The answer, if you look just at the federal earmarks he’s gotten in the past two years to fund Nevada projects, is nearly $662 million, to pay for everything from Lake Tahoe restoration to firefighting equipment for Reno.
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Where the earmark money has gone
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Reid ranked No. 6 in the Senate in fiscal year 2010 for the number of earmarks he got for his state, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense, an anti-earmark group.