Pork Spending

According to Citizens Against Government Waste, a “‘pork’ project is a line-item in an appropriations bill that designates tax dollars for a specific purpose in circumvention of established budgetary procedures.” US Legal defines pork spending, or pork-barrel legislation, as “appropriations of public funds by Congress or other legislative bodies for pet projects that serve the interests local districts these legislators represent, rather than the interests of the larger population.”

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