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August 29, 2006
On Congressional Pork

Posted by Joshua Zeitz at 12:15 PM  EST

Further to John Steele Gordon’s post on government pork, the following link is an indispensable resource for citizens who want to know just how much nonsense spending finds its way into congressional appropriations bills.

Click here for the website.

While I think the sponsoring organization misidentifies certain projects as pork, their annual Pig Book undoubtedly offers an instructive glimpse into the appropriations process.

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