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Pork barrel is a derogatory term referring to appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district. The usage origin...
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$107,000 to study the sex life of the Japanese quail. ... $1.2 million to study the breeding habits of the woodchuck. ... $150,000 to study the Hatfield-McCoy feud.
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Here are some recent examples of pork barrel spending by the Congress of the United States. These examples will be divided into 3 groups: ... WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT PORK BARREL SPENDING ?
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CAGW is the source for information about pork-barrel spending. Since 1991, the annual Congressional Pig Book has provided the authoritative list of pork in the federal budget. ... Congressional Pig Book: Annual list of pork-barrel projects in the federal budget. 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000...
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Pork-barrel spending continues to be a long-honored Washington tradition. Year after year, politicians debase the political process by inserting personal projects into appropriations and authorization bills to try to win favor back home.
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Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), a staunch opponent of pork barrel spending, tried to block $453 million for two Alaska bridges that had been tucked into the recent highway bill. ... They sense this amendment, if successful, as establishing a precedent. A precedent where all pork is vulnerable and no lawmaker is safe."
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Lobbyists devise a new strategy to push pork-barrel spending. ... A news item appearing this November in a Virginia newspaper reveals the emergence of what may be a lucrative new lobbying strategy that could substantially increase federal pork-barrel spending.
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“Pork barrel” spending -- congressmen setting aside money in funding bills for specific pet projects in their districts -- is emerging as an issue in the 2008 elections. America.gov looks at the practice under which 11,610 projects that totaled $17.2 billion were funded in 2008. ... PUBLIC SPENDING AS A CAMPAIGN ISSUE...
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PORK BARREL SPENDING GROWS Pork-barrel spending hit a record $18.5 billion last year, according to the latest annual report by the watchdog organization Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW).
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