Senator Tom Coburn's activity on the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security

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June 13, 2006

Pigs Can't Fly, but it looks like they have learned how to swim

$1 million earmark for swimming pool in House Appropriations Committee Chairman's district

$1 Million for a Swimming Pool: Jerry Lewis At Work

Red State's review of the earmarks for swimming pools in Chairman Jerry Lewis' district reveals a pattern of pork for local swimming pools over the years. The latest can be found in the 2007 TTHUD Appropriations Bill (Transportation, Treasury, and Housing & Urban Development), the conference report again contains $500,000.00 for renovations to the city-owned pool in Banning, California, a pool that has received earmarks in the past.

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Senator Tom Coburn's activity on the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security

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