WHO: Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee members Mark Pryor, D-Ark. and Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark. WHAT: Citizens for Government Waste reports that the senators requested $775,000 for the University of Arkansas’ Institute for Food Science and Engineering.
WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: According to its Web site, IFSE is dedicated to “improving production and quality of pickled vegetables.” Its “Pickle Science and Technology” project includes “the annual national evaluation of” … you guessed it, pickles.
WHERE TO VENT: Call Pryor at 202-224-2353 and Lincoln at 202-224-4843.
