‘Pig book’ exposes $23 billion in pork spending, lists lawmakers behind the earmarks

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A group of Republican House members stood alongside a nonprofit organization Wednesday as it released the 32nd edition of the “Congressional Pig Book,” an annual, published compilation of “pork-barrel” projects in the federal budget, in an effort to shed light on what they view as wasteful pet projects.

The nonprofit group Citizens Against Government Waste has published a collection of pork-barrel spending every year since 1991. The book features lawmakers from both sides of the aisle who the authors say are responsible for spending earmarks, known as community project funding, which direct federal dollars to specific “pet projects” in members’ home states and districts.

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