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.
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