Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 71 earmark 65 earmarks 61 pork barrel 51 appropriating 50 allocating 50 earmarked 47 appropriations 47 appropriated 46 unspent 45 wasteful spending 43 appropriation 43 appropriations bill 42 allocated 41 disbursing 41 Appropriations Committee 40 taxpayer dollars 40 spending 40 taxpayer 40 slush fund 40 allotting 40 funding 40 funneling 39 House Appropriations Committee 39 Appropriations 39 Senate Appropriations Committee 38 taxpayer funded 38 wasteful 38 stimulus package 37 awarding 37 appropriations bills 37 vetoing 37 allocates 37 stimulus 37 allocate 37 allocation 37 overspending 36 disbursement 36 expenditure 36 legislating 36 largesse 35 funneled 35 lobbying 35 lawmakers 35 disbursed 35 subsidizing 35 gerrymandering 35 CDBG 35 approving 34 boondoggle 34 PACs 34 outlays 34 fund 34 Legislature 34 legislative 34 subsidy 34 modernization 34 budgetary 34 privately financed 34 bill 34 doled 34 procurement 34 capital outlay 33 diverting 33 legislators 33 bailout 33 legislation 33 investing 33 doling 33 Recovery Act 32 borrowing 32 PAC 32 taxpayers 32 Congress 32 budget 32 budgeting 32 influence peddling 32 funds 32 overspent 32 grants 32 repealing 32 ARRA 32 reallocate 32 Stimulus 32 lawmaking 32 provision 32 advocating 31 cronyism 31 allocations 31 DeMint 31 privatizing 31 misuse 31 reconstruction 31 tort reform 31 unfunded mandates 31 reauthorization 31 entitlement 31 refurbishing 31 bankrolling 31 Block Grant 31 funnel 31 underfunding