April 2, 2008 - 10:39am
Pig Book: Arizona ranks last in pork barrel spending
By Jamie Klatell$89,790,175: That’s total value of the 92 pork barrel projects secured from the federal government by Arizona’s Congressional delegation, according to the 2008 Pig Book.
It's a small number compared to the $17.2 billion national total that Citizens Against Government Waste found in FY 2008’s 12 appropriation bills.
With $14.17 of pork per capita, Arizona ranks 51st out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
You can search the Pig Book database here, but below are some highlights from Arizona’s elected officials in Washington.
- Smallest project: $56,400 for the “Phoenix Prosecutors Criminal Record System (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability - Community Oriented Policing Service)”
- Largest project: $10,870,000 for “Field maintenance shop, Florence (Army National Guard)”
- Sen. Jon Kyl sponsored bills worth $69 million
- Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for the presidency, brought home $0
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Although it sounds good to not have earmarks, it actually just means that less projects will have guaranteed funding in AZ. Not.good.
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