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CAGW is the source for information about pork-barrel spending. Since 1991, the annual Congressional Pig Book has provided the authoritative list of pork in the federal budget. A "pork" project is a line-item in an appropriations or authorization bill that designates funds for a specific purpose in circumvention of established budgetary procedures. To qualify as pork, a project must meet one of seven criteria that were developed in 1991 by CAGW and the Congresional Porkbusters Coalition.
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CCAGW Urges Its Members to Oppose the House Healthcare Debacle
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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Taxpayers Go Trick-or-Treating 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
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CCAGW to Congress: Strike Earmarks for JSF Alternate Engine!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
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Taxpayer Watchdog Group Releases 2008 Congressional Ratings
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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CCAGW Denounces Defense Conferees for Funding the JSF Alternate Engine
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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No Recession on Capitol Hill: Congress Gives Itself An Early Christmas Present
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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CAGW Releases Issue Brief on JSF Alternate Engine
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Alternate Engine Almost Grounded
Thursday, September 10, 2009
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Pork Trends, 1991 - 2009* Quick Facts:
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Year |
$ Billion |
# of Projects |
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1991
1992
1993
1994
1995 |
3.1
2.6
6.6
7.8
10 |
546
892
1,712
1,318
1,439 |
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1996 |
12.5 |
958 |
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1997 |
14.5 |
1,596 |
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1998 |
13.2 |
2,143 |
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1999 |
12 |
2,839 |
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2000 |
17.7 |
4,326 |
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2001 |
18.5 |
6,333 |
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2002 |
20.1 |
8,341 |
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2003 |
22.5 |
9,362 |
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2004 |
22.9 |
10,656 |
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2005
2006
2007
2008
2009 |
27.3
29
13.2
17.2
19.6 |
13,997
9,963
2,658
11,610
10,160 |
The # of pork projects decreased by 12.5 percent to 10,160 in 2009
The cost of pork increased 14 percent to $19.6 billion in 2009
Since 1991, CAGW has identified 100,849 projects totaling $290 billion.
* All years are fiscal years
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