Legislation & Issues
Jan 26 2012
The Pork Report
How Washington politicians, bureaucrats, and lobbyists are spending your tax dollars
Today’s edition identifies at least $375,014,500 in wasteful Washington spending
Congress’s gift shops losing money click here to read more
Grant recipients charged the EPA for her family’s personal cellphone plan and rent for her own trailer click here to read more
A single government department has 700 different cell phone plans click here to read more
Attorney charged the Department of Housing and Urban Development $1,417 for attending a party and more than $300 an hour for apparently doing nothing click here to read more
Detroit mismanaged tens of millions of federal dollars intended to aid the poor, including wasting nearly $200,000 on office furniture and over $12 million on questionable salaries click here to read more
Solar power company that received millions of dollars in government loans and tax breaks lays off employees click here to read more
A secure, interoperable radio network that the Department of Justice has been working on for more than a decade and that has cost the agency $356 million headed for failure, leaving the agency with obsolete radio equipment that doesn’t communicate well with other radio systems which could pose a threat to public safety click here to read more
Wild Wines of Jacksonville and Southern Oregon Winery Association receive federal business development assistance from USDA click here to read more
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1/26/12 | Current record |
1/23/12 | The Pork Report |
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1/3/12 | The Pork Report |