Pig Book
"Oinkers" of 2009

Recognizing Dogged Perseverance
in the Mad Pursuit of Pork

2009 Links:   Summary | Oinker Awards | State Rankings | Historical Trends | Video

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The Log Rolling Award
for $4.5 million in wood utilization research in 10 states by 19 senators and 10 representatives

The Porky Le Pew Award
to Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) for $1.8 million in swine odor and manure management research in Ames Iowa.

The Narcissist Award
to Senator Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) for $2 million for the Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program.

The Taxpayers Get Tattooed Award
to Representative Howard Berman (D-Calif.) for $200,000 for a tattoo removal program.

Pork:  The Final Frontier Award
to Representatives Danny Davis (D-Ill.) and Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.), and then-Representative Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) for $900,000 for the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago.

The When Alternate Pigs Fly Award
for $465 million for the Joint Strick Fighter alternative engine.

The Dim Bulb Award
to Michigan Senators Carl Levin (D) and Debbie Stabenow (D), and Representative Carolyn Kirkpatrick (D) for $951,500 for downtown Detroit energy efficient street lamps.

The Mighty Windbag Award
to Representative Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) for $47,575 for the Harlem United wind power project.

The Pork-a-saurus Award
to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) for $143,000 for the Las Vegas Museum of Natural History.

The Super Thad Award
to Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) for $653 million in total pork.

The Taxpayers Get Shelled Award
to Alabama Senators Richard Shelby (R) and Jeff Sessions (R), then-Representative Terry Everett (R), Representative Mike Rogers (R) for $413,000 for tri-state joint peanut research. 

The Highway Robbery Award
to Senator Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) for $9.5 million for Corridor H.

 The Tour de Pork Award
for $9.4 million for 14 projects for bike paths and trails.

 The Water Taxi to Nowhere Award
to then-Representative Chris Shays for $1.9 million for the Pleasure Beach water taxi service project.