Today’s pork report « Senate Conservatives Fund

Posted by: SCF | July 8, 2008

Today’s pork report

Congressional approval falls to single digits for first time ever with just 9 percent of Americans saying Congress is doing a good or excellent job more
Department of Education employees inappropriately used government credit cards to pay for $49,500 worth of goods for personal use, including meals, items at clothing stores, and rental cars more
Department of Education overpays lenders hundreds of millions of dollars intended for student loans more
Senators earmark millions for Defense industry campaign contributors for projects with vague descriptions more
Congress approves $210 million in emergency funding for U.S. Census Bureau to cover the cost of its mismanagement of the 2010 census, despite a vow by the Commerce Department Secretary to transfer funds to pay for the shortfall more
Senator Mary Landrieu’s $73 million earmark for housing aid was the only pork project included in the emergency war supplemental more
The IRS could save as much as $20 million a year by cutting back on excess mailings and reducing the number of documents sent to taxpayers more