The non-profit group Citizens Against Government Waste has published a collection of pork-barrel spending every year since ...

The nonprofit Citizens Against Government Waste has published a collection of pork barrel spending every year since 1991. The book features lawmakers from both sides who the authors say are ...

Just what is pork-barrel politics? It is a longstanding Washington practice where lawmakers slip favored projects into various spending bills, sometimes in the dead of night, often bypassing ...

I’ve seen pork-barrel spending defended with more determination than some wedding vows. We all claim to want smaller government, lower taxes, and more accountability. But when the "Big But ...

Pork-barrel spending continues despite a 2011 moratorium on the practice. While, the amount allotted for congressional earmarks has decreased by 80 percent since 2010, the last year the group Citizens ...

This is wasteful spending, better known as the “pork barrel” spending that Americans despise. Lack of Visible Benefits When it comes to things like Social Security, there are two sides to ...