Washington, D.C.) – Save the date!  The little pink book that makes politicians squirm is back.  Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) will release its 2005 Congressional Pig Book at a press conference on Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at 11:00 a.m.

CAGW’s signature publication profiles the most egregious pork projects earmarked by members of Congress for states and districts around the country, such as $200,000 for the Motion Picture and Television Fund in Woodland Hills, Calif. and $70,000 for the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame in Appleton, Wis.  Yet again, the record federal deficit failed to deter members of Congress from circumventing budget rules to “bring home the bacon.”  The pork barrel is running over in record amounts this year, and the Pig Book reveals the choicest morsels. 

Scheduled to join CAGW President Tom Schatz are Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.)  and Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). 

who:                Citizens Against Government Waste

what:               2005 Congressional Pig Book release

when:              Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at 11:00 a.m.

where:            The Washington Television Center                
                          650 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

           Executive Conference Room, 2^nd Floor

          Washington, D.C.

        (Please use 7^th Street Entrance)

Food and beverages will be served.  Reporters are asked to bring their press credentials.  As always, the live pigs and CAGW’s mascot, Porky, will be on hand to entertain.

Citizens Against Government Waste is the nation's largest nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.