Mr. President, how does anyone justify some of these earmarks?
$1.7 million for pig odor research in Iowa
$2 million “for the promotion of astronomy” in Hawaii
$6.6 million for termite research in New Orleans
$2.1 million for the Center for Grape Genetics in New York
$650,000 for beaver management in North Carolina and Mississippi
$1 million for mormon cricket control in Utah
$1.9 million for the Pleasure Beach Water Taxi Service Project, CT
$95,000 for the state of New Mexico to find a dental school location
$332,000 for the design and construction of a school sidewalk in Franklin, Texas
$870,000 for a wolf breeding facilities in North Carolina and Washington
$300,000 for the Montana World Trade Center
$1.7 million for a honey bee factory in Weslaco, TX
$951,500 for Sustainable Las Vegas
$143,000 for Nevada Humanities to develop and expand an online encyclopedia
$475,000 to build a parking garage in Provo City, Utah
$200,000 for a tattoo removal violence outreach program in the LA area
$238,000 for the Polynesian Voyaging Society in Honolulu, Hawaii
$100,000 for the regional robotics training center in Union, SC
$1,427,250 for genetic improvements of switchgrass
$167,000 for the Autry National Center for the American West in Los Angeles, CA
$143,000 to teach art energy
$100,000 for the Central Nebraska World Trade Center
$951,500 for the Oregon Solar Highway
$819, 000 for catfish genetics research in Alabama
$190,000 for the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, WY
$209,000 to improve blueberry production and efficiency in GA
$400,000 for copper wire theft prevention efforts
$250,000 to enhance research on Ice Seal populations
$238,000 for the Alaska PTA
$150,000 for a rodeo museum in South Dakota
$47,500 to remodel and expand a playground in Ottawa, IL
$285,000 for the Discovery Center of Idaho in Boise, ID
http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cf…
How does building a sidewalk and expanding a playground stimulate the economy? Sure it might generate a couple jobs till construction is completed but then what?
I’m sorry steph, but my link is directly from the US Senate, what exactly would you like? Little early to have started on the kool aid isn’t it?
http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Home.Home
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