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Pork-Barrel Spending: Republicans Win Transparency, but $23 Billion Slush Fund Remains
Publication Date: June 2007
Publisher(s): Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Brian M. Riedl
Series: WebMemo
Topic: Banking and finance (Public finance)
Keywords: Budget; obey; bridge to nowhere; republican study committee
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
After an important victory for budget transparency, House Members must now eliminate pork projects and the slush fund created to fund them.