pork barrel

基本解釋

Once a selling point for lawmakers, congressionally directed spending – otherwise known as earmarks or “pork barrel” projects – is becoming a liability for many incumbents in Campaign 2010.
曾經(jīng)是立法者的賣點(diǎn)，國(guó)會(huì)直撥開(kāi)支，另一種說(shuō)法是計(jì)劃開(kāi)支或者分肥計(jì)劃，現(xiàn)在成為許多在任議員2010競(jìng)選的責(zé)任。
For the first time in decades, congresspeople aren’t trading pork barrel projects and tax breaks –they’re negotiating steep budget cuts.
幾十年來(lái)第一次國(guó)會(huì)議員不愿把分肥撥款發(fā)展項(xiàng)目與減稅做交易——他們就大幅預(yù)算消減協(xié)商談判。
He says he will veto pork-barrel spending, a threat his Senate record makes credible.
他說(shuō)他將否決“豬肉桶”開(kāi)銷，他在參議院的經(jīng)歷證明這個(gè)威脅是真實(shí)可靠的。

Stimulus spending in particular tends to fund pork barrel projects that Congress has been previously resisting.
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Republicans are skeptical, especially about government loan guarantees, pork barrel projects and mandating higher priced union labor.
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It started in 2002, he says, when he got a tip about a huge pork barrel project.
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If you say that someone is using pork barrel politics, you mean that they are spending a lot of government money on a local project in order to win the votes of the people who live in that area.