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The Tracks of My Tears Award

To Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) for $100,000 for Vidalia onion research.

 

 

The Piracy on the Potomac Award

To Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) for procuring a $375 million amphibious assault ship the Navy doesn’t want.

 

 

The Bridge Over Troubled Fiscal Waters Award

To Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings (D-S.C.) for $1 million for the Limehouse Bridge, which is used by patrons of golf resorts on Kiawah and Seabrook Islands.

 

 

The Who Wants to Be a Billionaire Award

To Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) for using the other 49 states as his “porkline” while securing more than $1 billion in earmarks since 1991.

 

 

The Son of a Beach Award

To Reps. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.), Michael Forbes (D-N.Y.), and a bipartisan group of members for adding $55 million in beach renourishment projects.

 

 

The Jurassic Pork Award

To Rep. Julian Dixon (D-Calif.) for adding $1 million for a dinosaur exhibit at the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History.

 

 

The Where in the World is Our Money Award

For $22.5 million to the East/West Center, North/South Center and the Asia Foundation.

 

 

The Smell Test Award

To Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) and Rep. Stephen Buyer (R-Ind.) for $1.75 million for animal waste research at the University of Missouri and Purdue University.

 

 

The What a Dam Waste Award

To Rep. Chet Edwards (D-Texas) for $625,000 for Lake Waco, including a lighted hike and bike trail on top of Lake Waco Dam.

 

 

The Empire State Strikes Back Award

To Rep. James Walsh (R-N.Y.) for bringing home $41.7 million in VA/HUD bacon, including $450,000 to convert a former NYNEX building into a parking garage.

 

 

The Breaking Up is Easy to Do Award

To Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) for a $35 million plan that fails to consolidate Food and Drug Administration facilities in suburban Maryland.

 

 

The Passing Gas Award

To Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) for adding $5 million for the Vermont gasification project, even though the House explicitly prohibited further funding.

 

 

The Money Does Grow on Trees Award
To Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah) for $500,000 for the Olympic Tree Program.