$268,294,892: That’s total value of the 269 pork barrel projects secured from the federal government by Washington’s Congressional delegation, according to the 2008 Pig Book.
It's a small number compared to the $17.2 billion national total that Citizens Against Government Waste found in FY 2008’s 12 appropriation bills.
With $41.48 of pork per capita, Washington ranks 25th out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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"I don't want to call it an earmark." -- Mount Vernon Mayor Bud Norris on a request he made to U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen for $2 million in funding for transportation in his city.