Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released the 2009 Congressional Pig Book which revealed 10,160 earmarks worth $19.6 billion in the 12 Appropriations Acts for fiscal 2009. The Congressional Pig Book is CAGW’s annual compilation of the pork-barrel projects in the federal budget. Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.
2009 Pig Book include:
* $3.8 million for the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy in Detroit;
* $1.9 million for the Pleasure Beach water taxi service in Connecticut;
* $1.8 million for swine odor and manure management research in Ames, Iowa;
* $380,000 for a recreation and fairgrounds area in Kotzebue, Alaska;
* $143,000 for the Greater New Haven Labor History Association in Connecticut;
* $95,000 for the Canton Symphony Orchestra Association in Ohio; and
* $71,000 for Dance Theater Etcetera in Brooklyn for its Tolerance through Arts initiative.
source: CAGW
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