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

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