The top five porkers for Energy and Water are Rep. Stephanie Herseth (D-S.D.) with $32.3 million; Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) with $28.5 million; House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) with $27.62 million; House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member David Hobson (R-Ohio) with $27.6 million; and Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) with $25 million.

Like so many other appropriations bills, the Energy and Water Development Act is awash in wasteful spending. Here are some outrageous examples of pork in the bill:

- $5 million by House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee member Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) for construction in rural Idaho.

- $1.35 million by House appropriator Ralph Regula (R-Ohio) for the Rolls Royce solid oxide fuel systems development. Rolls Royce's automobiles sell at prices ranging from $250,000 to more than $400,000.

- $600,000 by House Energy and Water Appropriation Subcommittee member John Olver (D-Mass.) for the Wisdom Way Solar Village. The village has already received $1.89 million in loans from the state of Massachusetts. The project will consist of 20 homes with 11 of the homes sold to people of low income; seven will be sold to people of moderate income; and two are for individuals with disabilities. The combined state and federal subsidy comes out to $124,500 per home, which is not smart for the taxpayers.

- $210,000 by House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee member Ed Pastor (D-Ariz) for the Native American Affairs Program and the Sid Yates Scholarship Program, under the heading of "Water and Related Resources."

Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, mismanagement and abuse in government.

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