Here are some of the porkiest projects in the Queen Pelosi / Jester Obama's Bankrupt America Bill. These are from Senator John McCain twitter feed and his TOP TEN PORKIEST PROJECTS. This list has been very popular and has come out multiple times with different projects on each. Here is a list of some.
$10 Million in 13 earmarks for PMA group, which has been raided by the FBI for corruption
$7.1 Million for the conservation and recovery of endangered Hawaiian sea turtle populations
$3,806,000 for a Sun Grant Initiative in SD
$2,128,000 for a Ferry Boat, San Juan, PR
$2.1 Million for the Center for Grape Genetics in New York
$2 Million “for the promotion of astronomy” in Hawaii
$1.9 million for the Pleasure Beach Water Taxi Service Project, CT
$1.7 Million "for a honey bee factory" in Weslaco, TX
$1.7 Million for pig odor research in Iowa
$1,427,250 for genetic improvements of switchgrass
$1,284,525 for Rolls Royce
$1 Million for mormon cricket control in Utah
$951,500 for Sustainable Las Vegas
$951,500 for the Oregon Solar Highway
$950,000 for a Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, SC
$900,000 for fish management
$819,000 for catfish genetics research in Alabama
$650,000 for beaver management in North Carolina and Mississippi
$632,000 for the Hungry Horse Project
$475,000 to build a parking garage in Provo City, Utah
$400,000 for copper wire theft prevention efforts
$385,000 for the Utah World Trade Center
$380,000 for lighthouses in Maine
$380,000 to revitalize downtown Aliceville, AL
$380,000 for a recreation and fairground area in Kotzebue, AK
$380,000 for a recreation and fairground area in Kotzebue, AK
$332,000 for the design and construction of a school sidewalk in Franklin, Texas
$300,000 for the Montana World Trade Center
$285,000 for the Discovery Center of Idaho in Boise, ID
$250,000 to enhance research on Ice Seal populations
$238,000 for the Polynesian Voyaging Society in Hawaii
$237,500 for a new museum in San Jose, CA
$228,000 for “streetscaping” in Bridgeville, PA
$209,000 to improve blueberry production and efficiency in GA
$200,000 "tattoo removal violence outreach program to could help gang members or others shed visible signs of their past"
$190,000 to rebuild a dock in Gold Beach, OR
$190,000 for the Berkshire Theatre in Stockbridge, MA
$190,000 for the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, WY
$190,000 to build a Living Science Museum in New Orleans, LA
$190,000 for the Guam Public Library in Hagatna, Guam
$167,000 for the Autry National Center for the American West in Los Angeles, CA
$150,000 for a rodeo museum in South Dakota
$150,000 for lobster research
$143,000 to teach art energy
$143,000 for Nevada Humanities to develop and expand an online encyclopedia
$143,000 for the Historic Jazz Foundation in Kansas City, MO
$143,000 for the Dayton Society of Natural History in Dayton, OH
$122,821 for the Greater Toledo Arts Commission
$118,750 for a building to house an aircraft display in Rantoul, IL
$100,000 for the regional robotics training center in Union, SC
$100,000 for the Central Nebraska World Trade Center
$95,000 for the state of New Mexico to find a dental school location
$95,000 for Hawaii Public Radio
$59,000 for Dismal Swamp and Dismal Swamp Canal in Virginia
$75,000 for the “Totally Teen Zone” in Albany, GA
$47,500 to remodel and expand a playground in Ottawa, IL
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