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Encyclopedia: Pork barrel
A pork barrel, literally, is a barrel in which pork is kept. The term is more commonly used as a political metaphor for the appropriation of government spending for projects that are intended primaril...
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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.
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pork barrel n. Slang. A government project or appropriation that yields jobs or other benefits to a specific locale and patronage opportunities to its [From pork barrel, barrel for storing pork, supply of money.]
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What is meant by "pork barrel" legislation? Laurel, MD - 5/3/00 "Pork barrel" came into use as a political term in the post-Civil War era. It recalls the practice of plantation owners who would often hand out rations of salt pork to their slaves, distributing them from wooden barrels.
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ELIMINATE PORK-BARREL SPENDING 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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"Pork barrel" came into use as a political term in the post-Civil War era. It comes from the plantation practice of distributing rations of salt pork to slaves from wooden barrels.
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AT $286.4 BILLION, the highway bill just passed by Congress is the most expensive public works legislation in US history. In addition to funding the interstate highway system and other federal transportation programs, it sets a new record for pork-barrel spending, earmarking $24 billion for a staggering 6,376 pet projects ,
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Elsberry W. Pork-Barrel Antievolution. The Austringer. 2007. Available at: http://austringer.net/wp/index.php/2007/09/23/pork-barrel-antievolution/. Elsberry, Wesley R.. (2007). Pork-Barrel Antievolution. Retrieved August 9, 2008, from The Austringer Web site: http://austringer.net/wp/index...
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Successful promotion of such pork-barrel legislation (often through skillful logrolling) is very likely to get the legislator re-elected by his constituents.
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Tax money spent on small projects that only benefit one congressional district or region are often slipped into legislation at the 11th hour — a time-worn and much criticized part of Congress known as pork-barrel spending.
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