| 单词 | pork barrel |
| 例句 | And I bake every Saturday, and Shad brings fish on Friday, and they’s a pork barrel full of meal, and we float eggs in a crock of vinegar...” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z 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. As G.O.P. Rails Against Federal Spending, Its Appetite for Earmarks Grows 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Yet in Brazilian politics, centrist lawmakers, tempted by pork barrel and backroom deals, almost always side with the winner. Bolsonaro hasn’t conceded to Lula. Is he following the Trump playbook? 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Victors may draw lawmakers who did not back them during the campaign to fall in line with pork barrel spending and backroom deals. Lula defeats Bolsonaro to win third term as Brazil’s president 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z The once-popular practice of member-directed funding requests — often called “pork barrel” spending, because lawmakers would divert funds to pet projects in their states — was banished from Congress a decade ago. Clyburn: ‘Nothing political’ about using earmark process 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Known as “pork barrel” legislation, it was often reformed over the years and banned for more than a decade before lawmakers agreed to revive the practice with strict guardrails last year. Don Young, Alaska Congressman and Dean of the House, Dies at 88 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Democrats brought pork barrel spending back last year with reforms that they say will prevent abuse. California brings in over $760 million in new congressional earmarks 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z It also includes cash payouts for families with children and a promotion campaign for the hard-hit tourism industry, which critics said are pork barrel giveaways. Japan OKs record $317 B extra budget for COVID, economy 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Supreme Court Justice Rosa Weber issued an injunction on Friday that could bar some 8.5 billion in pork barrel spending attached to the bill by the government to win the backing of lawmakers. Brazil's Bolsonaro sees trouble for new spending rules in Senate 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z The infrastructure bill is a sweeping public works and jobs bill with something for everyone, the type of pork barrel measure that used to be the bread and butter of Congress. Why Trust Is in Short Supply on Capitol Hill 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z He claimed that the National Mall “will become a moral pork barrel, a plaything of identity politics, congested with buildings,” should the museum take its place, side by side, with other iconic museums. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A fist-bump like no one’s ever seen before 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z But he always did treat taxpayer money as his - and routinely guarded the pork barrel for his members. Editorial Roundup: Illinois 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z “And all we really got was ... glorified pork barrel spending.” L.A. vowed to cut police and help disenfranchised areas. Now that plan is under fire 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z The Sierra Club has called the pump project is a “boondoggle” and “the poster child for political pork barrel spending.” Engineers’ report bolsters proposed Mississippi pump project 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z But he also has a majority of his conference that is basically opposed to deficit-ballooning, pork barrel spending, especially if Republicans believe the aid would go to big, Democratic cities and government workers. Trump edicts put pressure on Pelosi, not Senate GOP 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z The majority leader rolled a billion-dollar pork barrel in government spending and tax breaks back to his Kentucky home in 2019. McConnell rushes to confirm judicial nominees as Trump flounders in polls 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z The Sierra Club said Thursday that the pump project is a “boondoggle” and “the poster child for political pork barrel spending.” US engineers examine impact of Mississippi pump proposal 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z The president desperately wanted the legislation but threatened to veto the bill if it was jammed with “pork barrel” provisions. The Republican president who vetoed a Great Depression rescue package in an election year 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z But there was a larger moralism in his objection to pork barrel spending financed by debt: To him, it was illiberal. Tom Coburn, R.I.P. 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z 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. Tom Coburn, unyielding ‘Dr. No’ of the House and Senate, dies at 72 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Diamonstein’s dealmaking prowess allowed him to top off the pork barrel for his district, specifically funding the Mariners’ Museum and colleges such as Christopher Newport University. Alan Diamonstein, power broker in Virginia Democratic Party, dies at 88 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z But he added that "this fund isn't complete pork barrel politics" - political jargon for spending government money locally in order to win votes. Tories pour funds into marginal seats, data shows 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Instead of “pork barrel” dealing, he plans to lean on the support of cross-party, issue-based blocks in Congress formed of lawmakers who are evangelical Christians or linked to agribusiness and the arms lobby. Bolsonaro sworn in as Brazil's president on wave of conservative enthusiasm 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Football without tackling would be like Congress without pork barrels. Perspective | Maybe flag football is the smart choice to address NFL’s tackling issue 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z He could make a clearer case that he was the true conservative who would fight the kind of pork barrel spending that made Mr. Cochran a legend. Trump Ran as a Renegade. Now He’s Trying to Keep Them at Bay. 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Citizens Against Government Waste, a taxpayer watchdog group with over a million members, tracks the worst pork barrel spending on a monthly basis. Inside the Beltway: Legal bloggers walk away from Washington Post 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Congress still allowed earmarks, pork barrel spending that until 2011 delivered billions of dollars annually for research and facilities on campuses, and institutions wanted their place at the trough. Perspective | How higher education lost Washington 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z He was a largely pro-labor Republican who delivered generous servings of pork barrel legislation to his constituents. Joseph M. McDade, 18-Term Pennsylvania Congressman, Dies at 85 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z If lawmakers and the administration can find the money for pork barrel projects, they can find the money for guaranteeing the constitutional right to clean water. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z They don't want the media looking at their pork barrel creations. Al Franken Faces Donald Trump and the Next Four Years 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The committee contended that the group lacked controls to keep it from becoming a “grab bag and a pork barrel,” and that it paid excessive salaries. Cyril D. Tyson, Poverty Fighter, Dies at 89 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Now, I’m not suggesting we bring back earmarks, but when widespread pork barrel spending ended, many universities pulled back on their Washington presence, particularly visits to Capitol Hill. Perspective | How higher education lost Washington 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z A proposal was offered to bring back earmarks — the pork barrel spending added to bills that allows individual members a little goody here and there for their districts. Let’s bring back earmarks, please 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Diehl: We have what they call the establishment; it’s the good ol’ buddy system where they take care of one another and they feed the pork barrel spending and things of that nature. Meet Trump’s Pennsylvania supporters 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z He survived to become a crusader for campaign finance reform and against pork barrel spending. John McCain blamed Obama for the Orlando shooting. That's some pretzel logic | Richard Wolffe 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z That’s the brand of politics — a mix of patronage, pork barrel and influence-wielding — that inspired many Egyptians to oust Mr. Sewedy’s former patron, President Hosni Mubarak, from power five years ago. Egypt’s Parliament Prepares for Session With Some Familiar Names 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z George W. Bush paid for his war policy with a lot of domestic pork barrel. France’s Other War at Home 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Some people would say this is a classic example of pork barrel politics. What Hurricane Katrina Can Teach Us About Leadership 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Congress point to this indisputable fact: plans to build a security training center for the State Department’s diplomatic personnel is pork barrel politics at its best. Georgia editorial roundup 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Budget analysts say the Pentagon is often used as a pork barrel for lawmakers who want to pour money into their districts via the defense budget. GOLDEN HAMMER: House dedicates millions to unneeded missile system 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z The programs continue to be funded more as pork barrel legislation than as effective instruments of foreign policy. Normalizing Relations With Cuba: The Unfinished Agenda I have a suggestion on that last item: This year, congressional leaders should resolve to dust off the pork barrel and bring back earmarking. To Help Break Gridlock, Congress Should Bring Back Earmarks 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Billions of dollars are wasted on pork barrel green energy projects, or on forestalling threats to the air transit system posed by old ladies bearing nail files. Mortal Combat: Defending the Electric Grid 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Critics sharply dispute that assertion, saying the department's capacity is beyond its needs, its vast complex is a political pork barrel, and its operations are hindered by mismanagement. Aging nuclear arsenal grows ever more costly 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z The practice of earmarks – also given the negative name “pork barrel projects” -- basically went away after 2011, once House Republicans put a moratorium on earmarks and the Senate eliminated them altogether. Partisans Agree: Bring Back Earmarks and Kill the Silly 'Toothpick Rule' 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z They are also more likely than their large-state counterparts to focus on bringing home particularized benefits – bridges, dams and other federally-funded pork barrel projects. Jim Jeffords, the Constitution and the Senate Power of Small States 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The pace of government reconstruction slowed after Aquino last year abolished congressional allocations, called "pork barrel" funds, because bureaucrats were too careful in signing contracts. Nine months on, Philippines plans $3.9-bln effort to relocate typhoon Haiyan victims 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Some of this support for Zhou involved tapping the pork barrel. Inside Xi Jinping's purge of China's oil mandarins 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The controversy over what the Philippine media refers to as the president’s pork barrel has sparked a movement to impeach him while his popularity rating has sunk to a low of 25%. Philippines Mired In Worst Scandal In Years As Aquino Battles 'Pork Barrel' Claims 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z They are accused of benefiting from the suspected embezzlement of billions of pesos from the Priority Development Assistance Fund, known as the pork barrel. Over a barrel 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z And yet Republicans traditionally end up losing the debate, usually after being bought off with some fig leaf tax cut or pork barrel spending for their business allies. How Republicans Can Take Back the Minimum Wage 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z For years he lavished Donetsk with pork barrel spending and placed its native sons in senior posts across the country. Donetsk Greets The Ukraine Crisis With a Shrug 2014-04-19T15:11:03Z Let’s smash that pork barrel and put in place a per-pound meat tax instead, perhaps weighted by the environmental and health footprint of the particular kind of meat and production techniques. The Economic Case for Taxing Meat 2014-03-31T09:49:07Z A scandal over lawmakers' misuse of "pork barrel" funds has become the biggest crisis of Aquino's three-year rule, tainting his image as a corruption fighter and undermining his ability to push economic reforms. Philippines struggles to keep typhoon aid, donations graft-free 2013-11-21T10:22:29Z Yet Mr Aquino reacted first by defending the pork barrel, demanding its abolition only after a public outcry. Over a barrel 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z And "gone are the days of wasting taxpayer money on pork barrel spending." INSIGHT-U.S. Congress finds cure for gridlock in water 2013-10-29T05:07:44Z Dave Williams from TaxPayers Protection Alliance argues against the statement that bringing back pork barrel spending would help get the controversial budget passed through Congress. In budget and debt fight, White House finds unlikely alliance in business community 2013-10-12T00:10:37Z Since conservatives won't agree to even reasonable and sane revenue generation nor will they agree to axing the largest pork barrel spending in Washington, military spending, it doesn't leave us many choices. Here We Go Again: Debt Ceiling Returns 2013-08-27T11:05:25Z Others carried banners saying "Scrap pork barrel!" or "No to pork!" Tens of thousands protest in Manila park against 'pork barrel' funds 2013-08-26T04:49:22Z A graver worry may be how it can govern without some sort of pork barrel. Over a barrel 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Lawmakers use pork barrel money to finance projects for their constituencies, aiding their re-election. Philippines preempts protest, says to plug leaks in 'pork barrel' funds 2013-08-23T08:48:01Z But many have argued that the pork barrel spending served to grease the legislative wheels on Capitol Hill — and blame their absence for contributing to Washington’s legislative stalemate. The Bipartisan Call To Bring Back The Smoke-Filled Room 2013-08-06T14:05:26Z Rand Paul a preeminent pork barrel spender — which amounts to something of a personal slur against the avowed small-government lawmaker. 'King of Bacon': Rand Paul Hits Back at Christie's Pork Attack 2013-07-31T16:05:24Z The government should invest in education and science, rather than in endless pork barrel infrastructure projects that Japan doesn't need. Japan loses faith in traditional politics 2012-12-15T00:25:39Z But critics say there are too many similar "pork barrel" schemes scattered across the country - prestige projects that enhance the status of local politicians. Spain in crisis: Broken visions dot Galicia's landscape 2012-08-02T08:23:46Z Aquino's announcement on Friday appeared timed to preempt a planned march at Manila's largest park on Monday in protest against lawmakers' misuse of "pork barrel" funds, or those used to impress voters. Philippines preempts protest, says to plug leaks in 'pork barrel' funds 2013-08-23T08:48:01Z We never spoke of the groups which filled pork barrels of the past as blocs, but every river and harbor bill was the work of minorities uniting to raid the treasury. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z “They’re still playing at pork barrel tactics, defending specific lobbies and the interests of their own voters.” Europe Faces New Hurdles in Debt Crisis 2011-10-26T01:13:48Z “Plenty of wood in the shed and a full pork barrel,” and he chuckled. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z The pork barrels were found empty in the river, and also the butter barrel with one-third of the contents missing. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z I just wish he wouldn't be so priggish when other politicians play constituency pork barrel too. Budget 2011: Not much for the Lib Dems to cheer about 2011-03-24T12:10:26Z The Ice Angel rescue boat was targeted by the administration of George W. Bush as an example of pork barrel spending, Bukovsky said. Stranded Wisconsin ice fisherman says lucky to be alive 2011-01-28T21:22:26Z We always have bread and potatoes enough; but I hold a family to be in a desperate way, when the mother can see the bottom of the pork barrel. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z Obama calls high-speed rail essential “infrastructure” when it’s actually old-fashioned “pork barrel.” Why High-Speed Trains Don't Make Sense 2010-10-29T05:00:00Z The agent went to the pork barrel and held up a fine piece of pork weighing about twelve pounds, to which the tail was still attached. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z It often goes by another name, such as "pork barrel spending" or "corporate welfare." U.S. Infrastructure Spending: No Time to Get Cheap 2010-10-18T00:42:00Z Stevens became known for the proposed "Bridge to Nowhere," which became a symbol of out-of-control "pork barrel" spending. Ex-Senator Ted Stevens in plane crash 2010-08-10T14:21:00Z "A lot of people want to believe our looming budgetary crisis is caused by bridges to nowhere" and other pork barrel projects, said Cato Institute vice president Gene Healy. President Obama seeks new version of line-item veto 2010-05-25T04:00:00Z The prizes, Dr. Paul told an audience outside Ol’ Harvey’s Eats in Lawrenceburg, are the pork barrel projects politicians bring home even though there is no money to pay for them. Testing Influence of the Tea Party in Kentucky Race 2010-04-10T23:49:00Z But, he complained, the law also creates “a slush fund to build sidewalks, jungle gyms, farmers’ markets and other pork barrel projects.” New Health Initiatives Put Spotlight on Prevention 2010-04-05T00:00:00Z Throughout the campaign, Mr. Perry had run against Washington, portraying Ms. Hutchison as a spendthrift who had supported pork barrel projects and the bailout for the banks. ?Yes? for Texas Governor Is ?No? to Washington 2010-03-03T08:10:00Z To help facilitate that debate, the Empire Center offers SeeThroughNY, its government transparency Web site, which allows New Yorkers to search payrolls, pork barrel spending, teacher contracts and more. Next Problem: Governing New York 2010-02-27T00:36:00Z He's been having a rough go of it lately, though, as his ties to defense contractors and pork barrel habits in general have been earning him some close scrutiny. 2010-02-02T16:58:00Z He was soon so busy rolling heavy pork barrels from the car into the wagon that he failed to notice that Shorty was not with him. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro But Republicans derided the money as pork barrel spending for jungle gyms. New Health Initiatives Put Spotlight on Prevention 2010-04-05T00:00:00Z Taylor arrived about ten o’clock and proceeded briskly to the pork barrel that had been rolled out to serve as a pulpit. Gold Thereupon Tom jumped up and began rummaging, looking in two pork barrels, a flour barrel and several boxes. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine I don't like to see you boys carrying corn sacks, and rolling pork barrels. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 So many of them, in fact, that hardly any legislature will stand without hitching when there is a question of diversion of "pork barrel" funds away from river and harbor appropriations toward education. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 Room enough for two sea chests and a pork barrel, as old Cap'n Bangs Paine used to say when I sailed with him. Fair Harbor And Rosa a sylph that would fit tight in a pork barrel! Shorty McCabe It sometimes deflected public attention from the "melon" patch which was the Toronto World's sobriquet for the C.P.R. "pork barrel," and from the ever potential lobby maintained by the company at Ottawa. The Masques of Ottawa At last, however, it began to be suspected that Gillsey was stealing from the pork barrels and other stores. Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories There are some beef or pork barrels over in the wing," he said, "and plenty of this canned stuff. Great Sea Stories No," said Bat, "I don't, though the pork barrel is a d—ee—d essential part of the game. The Freebooters of the Wilderness For some reason a barrel that has once held beef will never do for a pork barrel, though the rule may be reversed with impunity. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside Do not use vinegar, pickle or pork barrels as containers for salted foods unless they are very thoroughly scalded. Every Step in Canning The second day it reminds you of brine out of an old musty pork barrel. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 16, July 16, 1870 Number One tells off five or six prime, able-bodied seamen-gunners to the pork barrels. Traffics and Discoveries This raises a lot of hackles among those who feel that were kept out of the pork barrel. After the Rain : how the West lost the East And Mr. Joe Jiffin, wiping his wet face as he gazed after her, instantly wished that he could be nailed up in one of his pickled pork barrels, and so be out of his misery. East Lynne Tariff laws, laws regulating interstate commerce, reciprocity treaties, "pork barrels," pensions, financial policies, are all pregnant with political possibilities. The Boss and the Machine; a chronicle of the politicians and party organization Luckily, I killed mine be forehand and it is now in the pork barrel. The French Revolution - Volume 3 They had a spacious traveling equipage, and were, no doubt, well supplied with furs, robes, and provisions for a several hours' journey; his own pork barrel was quite empty, and his blankets worn. Tales of Trail and Town It was only the torn fragments of Parker's draft, which this homely gentleman of the Sierras, standing beside his empty pork barrel, had scattered to the four winds. In a Hollow of the Hills She showed him where certain provisions were—the pork barrel, ham and bacon of the old man's curing, and the few vegetables remaining from the winter's store. Hiram the Young Farmer His pork barrel and flour sack had been replenished for other travelers; his own wants were few. In a Hollow of the Hills |
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