Ever heard of pork-barrel spending? It's not about pigs. It's a term used to describe funds from Congress that are pumped into local projects, mainly to bring money back to a lawmaker's home district.

After enduring a week of scathing criticism from taxpayers, grassroots activists, and especially other lawmakers, House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-WI) has finally abandoned his ...

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, June 9) -- If you want more proof that the GOP revolution has not exactly transformed Washington politics, look at the time-honored practice of so-called pork-barrel spending.

What Is Pork Barrel Politics? Pork barrel politics refers the legislative practice of slipping funding for a local project into a broader budget, even when said project may have little or nothing to ...

"They've been going on since we were a country." That's Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, speaking in defense of "earmarks." An earmark is Washington lingo for what most people outside the Capital ...