Friday, February 15, 2008

Earmarks Galore!

Courtesy of Taxpayers for Common Sense, we now know just how much pork each member of Congress took home.

Presidential Candidates
Hillary Clinton $342,403,455
Barack Obama $ 91,421,220
John McCain $ 0

Prominent Congressman (no party bias - just the ones I'm familiar with)
John Murtha $176,397,200
Steny Hoyer $139,128,759
Nancy Pelosi $ 94,332,500
Paul Sarbanes $ 71,045,900

Prominent Senators
Dick Durbin $335,181,200
Chuck Grassley $323,628,520
Trent Lott $311,013,500
Chuck Schumer $309,691,055
Harry Reid $305,289,470
Diane Feinstein $295,872,430
Russ Feingold $ 0
Claire McCaskill $ 0

So much for all the talk about eliminating pork in Washington!

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