Taxpayers foot the bill for office items lost or stolen by members of Congress
Half-a-million dollar NSF stimulus grant pays to search for alternatives to Facebook
Stimulus funds pay to create an online database of bugs
Stimulus funds to pay for talking buses in Ohio; Human voices to replace beeping sounds that alert pedestrians of approaching buses
Congressmen successfully pressure the Food and Drug Administration to approve medical device manufactured by campaign contributor
Spending bills stalled by decision of Appropriations Committees to withhold government reports from the public and other members of Congress
Political ‘scientists’ lobby to keep millions of dollars in federal science grants
Congress will spend more than $100 million to put sand on beaches