Health Care Bill Fact of the Day: Billions in Pork Barrel Spending for ‘Community Transformation’ and ‘Beautification’

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  August 12th at 07:00 AM  | 

Under the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee’s “Affordable Health Choices Act,” local governments can apply for “community transformation” grants to build jungle gyms, sidewalks, bicycle paths, and grocery stores, to install streetlights, and to establish new farmers’ markets. The dollar amount of these grants, and of the total “community transformation” earmark program, is left to the discretion of the Obama administration. Cities can | Read More »