Pork Barrel Spending


These are the criteria Senator John McCain uses to identify items that are unnecessary, low-priority or wasteful spending contained in the annual appropriations bills:
  • An appropriation that is not properly authorized by the Senate and not requested by the Administration.
  • An unauthorized and unrequested, locality-specific or facility-specific earmark (including those funds that are above the Administration request).
  • A budget add-on that would be subject to a budget point of order.
  • The transfer or disposal of federal property or items under terms that circumvent existing law.
  • New items added in conference that were never considered in either bill in either House.
 

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