The projects have been criticized as a source of unnecessary pork-barrel spending.

An early effort to wean Congress off pork-barrel spending went nowhere.

Where necessary, he said, senators could always cut pork-barrel spending.

He also said the budget included $200 million in pork-barrel spending.

He highlighted his Congressional record of battling against pork-barrel spending.

Such assistance should not remain a program for general revenue sharing or pork-barrel spending.

He is leading the fight to reform pork-barrel spending.

To be sure, pork-barrel spending is only a sliver of the state's $112.8 billion budget.

They also channeled millions of dollars in pork-barrel spending to their district.

Michael Long, the chairman of the party, calls the bond act "a clear return to big pork-barrel spending."