pork barrel

Example Sentences

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No member brought home more money than former Senator Richard Shelby, Republican of Alabama, who retired this year as one of the last big pork barrel legends.

From New York Times

Opening the pork barrel tap has also helped.

From Reuters

“And all we really got was ... glorified pork barrel spending.”

From Los Angeles Times

The majority leader rolled a billion-dollar pork barrel in government spending and tax breaks back to his Kentucky home in 2019.

From Salon

House of Representatives and Senate, where he became known as “Dr. No” for his unyielding opposition to federal spending and pork barrel largesse, died March 28 at his home in Tulsa.

From Washington Post