Citizens Against Government Waste has announced, for the first time ever, pork barrel spending has been reduced due to 'the new Democratic Congress enforcing a moratorium on earmarks'.
If you voted for a Democrat for Congress last November, pat yourself on the back, because, your vote just saved yourself some money!
Surprise! Pork-Barrel Spending Drops
Each year the Citizens Against Government Waste exposes that pork in its annual "Congressional Pig Book." The group had no problem sniffing out the pork this year, although it says it "will be a smaller pig than usual."
The private, nonpartisan organization says that reduction is a welcome change from past pork-barrel spending levels.
Why the change in 2006 spending? Partly because only two of the 11 proposed spending bills were passed last year, giving legislators fewer places to hide the pork. Also, the new Democratic Congress enforced a moratorium on earmarks, the projects that members slip into appropriations legislation usually without the full scrutiny of Congress. abc
