An Inclusive Litany

7/2/97

Citizens Against Government Waste determined that there was $14.5 billion in total pork-barrel spending during the 104th Congress, up 16 percent from the previous session. Items included:

  • $3.5 million for "wood utilization research"
  • $445,000 for "improved fruit practices"
  • $4 million for the Gambling Impact Study Commission
  • $330,000 for Stellar Sea Lion research
  • $5 million for the National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence
  • $4 million for the Discovery Center of Science and Technology
  • $2 million for an International Fertilizer Development Center
  • $3 million for the George H.W. Bush Fellowship
  • $3 million for buses and bus facilities in Williamsport and Scranton, Pennsylvania