Below are the Illinois congressional earmarks in the Department of Agriculture budget. Again, one of the major sponsors, Peoria’s Ray LaHood is no longer in Congress. Ag $188,000 Durbin – Natural Resources Conservation Service, Illinois River Water Conservation, Illinois Department … Continue reading
There are two pork projects led me to. One is interesting, considering the inability of people in Barrington to obtain a railroad underpass from Canadian National. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and now retired Republican Congressman Jerry Weller obtained $2 million … Continue reading
Taxpayers for Common Sense has scanned the earmarks and made them available. The group found $7.7 billion. I have tried to extract those sponsored by Illinois Congressman. Below are the ones I found in the Commerce, Justice and Science budgets. … Continue reading
Compliments of Human Events comes a list of earmarks—read pork without lipstick—that United States Senator Barack Obama has requested for McHenry County. Here’s what I could find. Look at the list and see if you can find more. * Johnsburg, … Continue reading
Compliments of Human Events comes a list of earmarks—read pork without lipstick—that United States Senator Barack Obama has requested for McHenry County. Here’s what I could find. Look at the list and see if you can find more. * Johnsburg, … Continue reading
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin has released a list of the pork projects that ended up in the omnibus spending bill passed yesterday. I see two that seem to be for McHenry County: Metra Connects, Northern, Illinois: $29.4 million for the … Continue reading
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin has released a list of the pork projects that ended up in the omnibus spending bill passed yesterday. I see two that seem to be for McHenry County: Metra Connects, Northern, Illinois: $29.4 million for the … Continue reading
