GOP May Tap "Prince of Pork" for Appropriations

Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) is the leading candidate to become the next chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, ABC News reports. Known as Kentucky's "Prince of Pork," Rogers has pushed through 135 earmarks at a cost of $246 million.

The other possible candidates: Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) who had 185 earmarks at a higher cost ($316 million). And there's Jack Kingston (R-GA) with 145 earmarks at a cost to taxpayers of $211 million.

"None of them may be what the Tea Party movement had in mind when it comes to federal spending, but one of these men will be put in charge of what is arguably the most powerful committee in Congress."

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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE CONNECTICUT CONSERVATISM (US POLITICS) COPENHAGEN