Spending Under the Influence: National Brewery Museum receives a $449,574 grant from the Federal Highway Administration
The Secretary of Transportation says “it’s fun playing Santa Claus to states and cities around the nation”
…as the Department of Transportation furloughs federal bridge and road inspectors
Washington politicians and bureaucrats enjoy ‘lavish’ government pensions; Federal employees can draw on their pension beginning at age 50 and can get as much as 80 percent of their final salary
National Institutes of Health spends $3.9 million to develop ‘Avatar’ sex-ed video game for kids
National Science Foundation pays to produce a “free” CD for road trips on a highway in California
Director of Louisiana housing agency charged taxpayers for personal expenses; Unallowable charges included a $150 bill at hair salon, items from a sporting goods store and Wal-Mart, and telephone and electric bills
BAILOUT WATCH: Fannie Mae seeking a $15.3 billion bailout
78 percent of Americans say government spending is out of control and 59 percent of U.S. citizens do not trust the federal government