The watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste has released its latest edition of the "Pig Book," a list of government earmark spending the organization considers egregious. Here are some of the expenditures cited by the report:
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), $1,000 to buy every seat in a Lincoln, NE cineplex so he could watch National Treasure: Book Of Secrets in peace
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), $6,500 for larger Congressional Softball League hats
Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), $20: Federal Nutrition Assistance Program for Senators Who Forgot Their Wallets
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), $10 million to build a one-mile, 20-lane highway outside of Salt Lake City
Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH), $15 million: erection of a Barbasol museum
Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE), $19 million: free-clam program to benefit people who have never eaten clams
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), $2.8 million for increased Sen. Amy Klobuchar awareness
Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA), $100 billion to establish a National Aeronautics and Space Administration program