CAGW'S PRELIMINARY PORK LIST (Our tax dollars at work!)

$1 million for the Iowa historical Society for exhibits related to the world food prize
$560,000 for the Montana Sheep Institute in Bozeman
$1 million for a DNA bear sampling study in Montana
$280,000 for asparagus technology and production in Washington
$220,000 to research future foods in Illinois
$250,000 for research on the interaction of grapefruit juice and drugs
$700,000 for the Midwest poultry consortium in Iowa
$600,000 for Tri-state joint peanut research in Alabama
$500,000 for Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois Corn Growers Association for a pilot program to develop "production protocols"
$50,000 to combat "feral hogs" in Missouri
$500,000 to continue hybrid poplar research in Wisconsin
$2 million for the Biomass Gasification Research Facility in Birmingham, Alabama
$500,000 for the gasification of switchgrass in Iowa
$1 million for the National Agricultural-Based Industrial Lubricants Center
$3 million for an award to the National Technology Transfer Center for a coal slurry impoundment pilot project in Southern West Virginia
$1 million for the Automated Nursery Project in Mississippi
$500,000 for Vermillion Community College in Ely, Minnesota for development of a Professional Forest Harvester Program
$631,000 for research into alternative salmon products, AK
$360,000 for research into alternative uses for tobacco, MD
$6.2 million for wood utilization research
$750,000 for sea otter research
$732,000 for the Center for Designing Foods at Iowa State
$500,000 for catfish health in Stoneville, Miss.
$350,000 for sweet potato research in Miss.
$300,000 grasshopper and cricket control in Nebraska
$250,000 for wine research at UC-Davis
$250,000 to research interactions between grapefruit juice and drugs
$210,000 for swine hoop barn research in Iowa
$100,000 for the Sea Otter Commission in Alaska
$50,000 to study shiitake mushrooms in Booneville, Ark

VA-HUD
$180,000 for the Franco-American Heritage Center in Lewiston, Maine
$405,000 for continued renovations of the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville
$450,000 for the capital needs of the Lubbock (TX) Amphitheater
$900,000 for the renovation of the El Paso Plaza Theater
$450,000 for the National Soccer Program Development Initiative
$405,000 for continued renovations of the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville

$45,000 for construction of facilities associated with the Helen Keller festival in Tuscumbia, AL
$180,000 for renovations to the Mercado shopping center in Guadalupe, AZ
$202,500 for the National Cherry Festival in Michigan
$270,000 for renovations to the Virginia Park Shopping Center in Detroit, Michigan
$90,000 for remodeling the Sammy Burke Youth Boxing Center and for a motor vehicle to serve the Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico
$270,000 for construction at the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia
$725,000 for the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia
$750,000 for the Baseball Hall of Fame
$650,000 for grasshopper and cricket control in Utah
$500,000 for the Boat House Museum in St. Charles, Missouri
$500,000 for Tongass Coast Aquarium in Alaska
$350,000 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
$90,000 for the Cowgirl Hall of Fame
$300,000 for historic preservation of the Daly Mansion
$202,500 to the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame, Sports Research Center in Patchogue, New York for facilities renovations
$405,000 to the Staten Island Soccer League of New York for facilities construction
$800,000 to the New York Olympic Regional Development Authority for facilities construction for the Mount VanHoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex
$202,500 for facilities construction for the Dual Rail Industrial Park in Dooly County, Georgia
$180,000 for the City of Shreveport, Louisiana for the re-development of a bus terminal
$405,000 to the City of Elgin, Illinois for construction of pedestrian improvements
$250,000 to the Missouri Soybean Association to develop a Missouri soybeen seed composition and analysis program;
$202,500 for the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds for construction of the National Peanut Festival Agriculture Arena in Donthan, Alabama
$405,000 to the London-Laurel County Tourist Commission, Kentucky for facilities construction for the Blue Gray Civil War Theme Park
$81,000 to the Lawrence County Farm Show, Inc. for facilities construction in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
$202,500 for the City of Clearwater, Florida for Waterfront facilities construction of the "Beach by Design Initiative"
$90,000 to the City of Cleveland, Ohio for economic development planning for the LTV Steel Economic Development Initiative
$202,500 for the Warner Robins Museum of Aviation in Houston County, Georgia for expansion of facilities for the Century of Flight exhibit
$283,500 to the Monroe County Wellness Center, Inc. of Monroe County, Kentucky for facilities construction
$450,000 for the Northeast Ventures Corporation in Duluth, Minnesota for a revolving loan fund
$202,500 to the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, Inc. for construction of facilities for the Steam Railroading Institute's "linear museum concept" in Shiawasse County, Michigan
$1.5 million for the Food and Agriculture Policy Research Initiative in Columbia, Missouri to analyze commercial shipping alternatives
$135,000 to the Culinary and Hospitality Academy Center of Las Vegas, Nevada for construction related to expansion of an education training center
$270,000 for Garth Fagen Dance Studio in Rochester, New York for construction of a new theater
$202,500 to the city of Clairsville, Ohio for renovation and restoration of the Clarendon Hotel building
$202,500 to continue the rehabilitation of the former Alaska Pulp Company mill site in Sitka, Alaska
$450,000 for the Mananuska-Susita Borough for an agricultural processing facility in Wasilla, Alaksa
$81,000 to the County of San Bernadino, California for facilities expansion for the Big Bear Zoo
$90,000 for the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California for renovations necessary for theater improvements
$202,500 for the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum in Palm Springs, California for facilities reconstruction
$405,000 for the Harp Foundation for construction of the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk "Link" Project of Pueblo, Colorado
$90,000 to the City of Meriden, Connecticut for a study to determine the feasibility of the construction of a community play house and arts center that is $90,000 just to study whether or not something should be built
$90,000 for the City of Waterbury, Connecticut for an economic feasibility study focused on construction of a multi-purpose sports facility
$90,000 to St. Petersburg, Florida for completion of facilities improvements at the Florida Botanical Garden and Folk Cultural Center
$900,000 for the historic restoration and renovation of the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida.

ENERGY AND WATER
$1.6 million for enhanced oil spill prevention activities in the waters of Washington State

LABOR-HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
$800,000 Institute for International Sport at the University of Rhode Island to support the Scholar-Athlete Games
$50,000 School District of Flambeau, Tony, WI, for equipment and technology to create a national parks virtual reality program
$300,000 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, for Universal Kitchen Design project
$400,000 - Alaska Humanities Forum to develop Alaska State history texts and curriculum, including oral history, for use in Alaska schools
$250,000 - Anchorage Musem of History and Art and Alaska Humanities Forum to develop curriculum on Alaskan culture and art for Alaska schools
$3 million - Council of Chief State School Officers for Business/Education Leaders Institute - this is a total liberal group that fights us on anything good in education
$800,000 - GRAMMY Foundation, CA, for music and arts education programs
$50,000 - Great Projects Film Company, Inc, NY, to produce "Educating America," a documentary television series and multi-media project about challenges facing public schools
$7 million - Exchanges with Historic Whaling and Trading Partners
$50,000 - My Hero Project, CT, to expand an interactive education web site
$50,000 - Pro Sports Outreach
$10,000 - Teen Tyme Productions, KY, for positive broadcasting programs for teens
$200,000 for the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center;

TRANSPORTATION $1.375 million WestStart's vehicular flywheel project, WA
$382,000 Multi-Colored Scenic Byways Signs for Idaho's Scenic, Historic, and Back County Byways
$250,000 multidisciplinary driver research program
$700,000 Transportation Research Institute at the George Washington University VA campus
$200,000 Living Wall project Farmington Hills, Michigan
$520,000 Multi-use Equestrian and Hiking Trail, Holmes County, Ohio
$500,000 Museum Campus Trolleys Chicago, Illinois
$1.2 million High Street Revitalization Lawrenceburg, Indiana
$500,000 Intervale Scenic Vista Project New Hampshire
$1.1 million Freemont County Project, Wyoming
$842,500 Gateway Trail Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
$250,000 Iditarod Historic National Trail Project Alaksa
$500,000 Kenai River Trail Alaska

INTERIOR
$1 million for a bear DNA sampling project in Montana
$250,000 for beaver management in North Carolina

COMMERCE-JUSTICE-STATE
$150,000 for Charleston Bump Billfish Tagging
$150,000 for Lobster Sampling
$650,000 for Horseshoe Crab Research
$450,000 for Pacific Tropical Ornamental Fish
$450,000 to the competitive analysis of global salmon
$10 million for the Alaskan Seafood Marketing Program
$5 million for McGruff the Crime Dog
$50 million to establish the United States Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board
$35 million for the shrimp industries of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, to provide far-reaching assistance for many aspects of these fisheries
$20,000,000 provided for voluntary capacity reduction programs in the Northeast and West Coast groundfish fisheries
$5 million for Hawaiian fishermen affected by fishing area closures and other management rules
$5 million is for blue crab fisheries affected by low harvests
$10 million from the "Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries" fund, to develop an Alaskan seafood marketing program

LEG BRANCH
$150,000 for new office space for the "King of Pork," Sen. Robert Byrd
$200,000 for the replacement of Minton Tile in the Capitol complex
$319,000 for Chandelier Restoration and Crystal Globe Replacement in the Capitol; $25,000 for the maintenance of an outdoor sculpture on the Capitol Grounds
$108,000 for kitchen exhaust and redesign in the Senate Office Buildings
$1 million for a company called Culpeper Glass in Warrenton, VA, that produces glass display cases for the Library of Congress
$989,000 for a Lewis and Clark Exhibition at the Library of Congress

MISC.
$48 million for the Denali Commission to fund projects in Alaska (this is in addition to all the other earmarks for Alaska)
$278,000 for the George Eastman house

Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, mismanagement and abuse in government.

1 - "Watch out for your blood pressure!!"

true - especially if you eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice.

"$250,000 to research interactions between grapefruit juice and drugs "

This really needs to be done, as grapefruit really wacks out my blood pressure medicine. And throws my blood pressure really off.

This is very dangerous, and really should have a lot more study done.

So now that we have republicans controlling thr president/house and senate, why does the govt continue to waste billions and billions of dollars with no end in sight?

Oh yea, all that talk about getting rid of the waste, cutting the defecit, paying down the debt, living within their means and a balanced budget...that was just campaign talk...nobody really beleive it right?

So what will be their next campaign strategy be? Shameful and disgusting.

So now that we have republicans controlling thr president/house and senate, why does the govt continue to waste billions and billions of dollars with no end in sight?

Answer 1: Ain't a dime's difference...

Answer 2: Same people voting for different pigs.

In the end, people want something from government and they don't care who delivers it. NY's Bravest may have booed Hitlery at the Garden, but when she's dishing out dough for more equipment and prattling on about the RATS' newest constituency, the so-called First Responders, they're applauding her.

You can make all the distinctions in the world between equipment for firemen and grapefruit interaction research, but the people who benefit in an individual locality will tell you how vital it is for them to have their place at the trough, no matter what slop is in the trough. Until they stop believing that, nothing is really going to change.

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