Your daily dose of government waste-related news courtesy of The Oink Report:
- Veterans Affairs employees last year racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in government credit-card bills at casino and luxury hotels, movie theaters and high-end retailers
- Illinois town hungry for pork publicly battles area Congressman and his staff; Congressman and his staff claim they secured funding but local officials call it “make-believe money”
- Senate Majority Leader will block Senators from amending bill that expands the size and cost of lands owned by the federal government
- Another beach receiving sand paid for with a Congressional earmark; “We are always happy when a dredge comes to town,” says charter boat captain
- Congress’ king of pork spend billions on pet pork projects and steers millions of dollars to campaign contributors
- National Unclaimed Property Database’s Website advertises more than $35 billion in unclaimed money and properties, held by the federal and state governments and other entities
