The Pork Report: October 9, 2009
by The Pork ReportSenator Byrd earmarks $5 million in Defense funds for a company that no longer exists
House committee earmarks $103 million of Defense funds to contractors who employ the congressmen’s former staffers-turned-lobbyists
National Science Foundation studies the bug splatter on the front bumper of a moving vehicle
National Historic Site in Maryland created by a congressional earmark costs $638,000 a year and has fewer visitors than some Alaskan parks that can’t even be reached by road
New USDA research agency already wants more money
Like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Administration might need a federal bailout
Most Interior Department law enforcement programs can not accurately account for the firearms under their control and some of their guns are vulnerable to theft
Bureau of Land Management employees too cozy with special interest groups and lobbyists, according to the Inspector General
A new computer system key to the nation’s air traffic control system has already run into problems, raising doubts about whether it can be operational when the current computers must be replaced
California has paid more than $8 million in late-payment penalties over the last two years because Sacramento did not pay the bills when they were owed
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Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.),$5 million will Vanish faster then the Company. Of Course he will need three ambulances to carry him to the bank.
Lots of these links are broken…
Big Government, you need to fix your links. Your pages won’t load, and posts don’t appear. Do you have a bug in your intense debate system?
Maybe it IS BIG Government… I hear they don't like being called out like this.
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While I suppose it is technically correct that InfoMan no longer exists, that's only because it is now known as NISC-LLC. My son has worked there for years. I'm not defending the $5 million in pork. Frankly, I loathe all pork and it's irritating to me he works for a company that benefits from it, especially considering NISC-LLC does an awful lot of work for various federal agencies.
While I suppose it is technically correct that InfoMan no longer exists, that's only because it is now known as NISC-LLC. My son has worked there for years. I'm not defending the $5 million in pork. Frankly, I loathe all pork and it's irritating to me he works for a company that benefits from it, especially considering NISC-LLC does an awful lot of work for various federal agencies.
Sorry I messed up the link above. NISC-LLC
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The really mystery about pork spending is that there remains any unpaved portion of West Virgina to which Byrd can earmark funds.
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What I would like to hear on the Floor of the House – "This bill has more earmarks than a punk rocker on a hot date!"
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