Michael Grass's blog

April 2, 2008 - 10:43am

Pig Book: Oregon ranks 45th in pork barrel spending

$75,943,902: That’s the total value of the 124 pork barrel projects secured from the federal government by Oregon’s Congressional delegation during the most recent fiscal year, according to the 2008 Pig Book.

Nationwide, Citizens Against Government Waste found $17.2 billion in pork barrel projects in the 12 appropriation bills passed by Congress during FY 2008. Oregon ranks 45th out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia in such spending, $20.27 per capita.

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