Earmarks requested by Richard Blumenthal
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 18 provisions worth $67.63M match.
Senator Richard Blumenthal (Democrat, CT) · official site ↗
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard Blumenthal Sen. CT · $67.63M · 18
- Christopher Murphy Sen. CT · $67.63M · 18
- John B. Larson Rep. CT · $3.00M · 1
- James A. Himes Rep. CT · $2.85M · 2
- Joe Courtney Rep. CT · $2.40M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $67.63M · 18
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Walk Bridge – Undergrade Bridges Demolition and Replacement in Norwalk, CT Connecticut Department of Transportation · CT | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $15.00M $15.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | New Haven Line - Track Speed Improvement Phase 1 (TIME) Connecticut Department of Transportation · CT | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $12.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Shoreline Greenway Trail -- New Haven · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Realignment of Lafayette Circle · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Reconstruction of Route 34, Project 36-184 · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of New Haven—Temple Street Roadway and Streetscape Improvements CT · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Hop River State Park Trail CT · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $3.63M |
| 2023 | Oxford Main Street (Route 67) Multiuse Trail - Dutton Road to Quarry Walk Design and Construction · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $3.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Broad Street Complete Streets · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Representative John Larson CT | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Stamford Safer Routes to Schools CT · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Representative James Himes CT | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Sue Grossman Greenway CT · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Air Line Trail Gap Boardwalk · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Representative Joe Courtney CT | $1.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Waterbury Signal Replacement · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $1.40M $1.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Mansfield Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Project CT · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Representative Joe Courtney CT | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Post Road Traffic Safety Improvements CT · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Representative James Himes CT | $850.0K |
| 2024 | City of Norwich—New London Turnpike Bridge over the Yantic River CT · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $800.0K |
| 2024 | Northwest Hills Council of Governments for Rural Independent Transportation System Connecticut Department of Transportation · CT | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $92.0K |
| 2024 | Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Extension CT · CT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $54.0K |
Enacted earmarks from GAO's Tracking the Funds data (FY2022-FY2024). FY2025 had none (a full-year continuing resolution); FY2026's are enacted but not yet in GAO's data. Amounts are what the law provided, not what was spent. Source: GAO, Tracking the Funds. Requesters are matched to today's members of Congress by name and state; former members show as GAO wrote them.