Fruit flies don’t bother me
WHO: Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif.
WHAT: Congressman Thompson won the Citizens Against Government Waste’s “French Kiss Off Award” for earmarking $211,509 in federal funds to research olive fruit flies. According to CAGW, Thompson earmarked $28.4 million for 27 pork barrel projects last year.
WHY: The fruit fly funding is particularly egregious since it will help pay for researchers’ wine and croissants in Paris, France.
