In the past, lawmakers wore federal projects delivered to their districts as a badge of honor. Moreover, they viewed voting for spending cuts as politically risky. About fifteen years ago, two ...

Discover the history and significance of "pork barrel" in U.S. politics, from its 19th-century origins to its modern-day ...

AUSTIN. Texas -- Citizens Against Government Waste, a non-partisan watchdog group, unveiled their annual list of leaders who have asked for the biggest congressional earmarks -- so-called pork barrel ...

Now John McCain learns, as we do, that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) sent a 70-page memo to Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) in February seeking $200 million for new Alaska earmarks, and as mayor of the ...

If a piece of legislation is right for the country or state, then legislators should be willing to vote for it without earmarks or pork barrel spending. The problem is that too many laws are not for ...

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 ...

“Allocable” began to emerge in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) budget after the original pork barrel—Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)—that explicitly allocated millions ...