Editoral: Public needs more information on 'pork'
Publication: Southern Illinois
June 10, 2008
THE ISSUE: Despite a 2006 Republican to Democrat power shift in the U.S. Congress and subsequent earmark reforms, the practice of lawmakers adding pet projects and contracts to legislation carried a price tag of nearly $15 billion this year. OUR OPINION: Earmarks, or pork, can create essential public works projects and needed jobs, but the process should be as public as possible.
