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Sen. Ossoff wasted no time with his piece of pork.

https://twitter.com/SenOssoff/status/1502128762737070080

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@Hootsbuddy, & that’s not all:

A list of approved projects in Georgia with price tags above $2 million, including the name of the lawmaker(s) who submitted the proposal.

Moody Air Force Base helicopter parking apron, $12.5 million, Sen. Jon Ossoff, Sen. Raphael Warnock

Atlanta to Savannah Passenger Rail Environmental Impact Statement, $8 million, Ossoff

City of McIntyre and Wilkinson County Sewer System, $6.3 million, Ossoff, Warnock

Georgia Institute of Technology Coastal Infrastructure and Resilience Research Initiative, $5 million, Rep. Buddy Carter, Ossoff, Warnock

Southeast Georgia Health System Inc. for facilities and equipment, $5 million, Warnock

University of Georgia, Johnny Isakson Center for Brain Science and Neurological Disorders, $5 million, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina

Fort Stewart Barracks planning and design, $5 million, Ossoff, Warnock

Cass-White Road from Busch Drive to Great Valley Parkway- Phase II, $5 million, Rep. Barry Loudermilk

Atlanta BeltLine, $5 million, Ossoff, Warnock

Heart of Georgia Railroad Rehabilitation and Upgrades, $5 million, Warnock

MARTA Operations and Maintenance Facility, $5 million, Warnock

Augusta-Richmond County water and sewer, $3.9 million, Warnock

MARTA Electric Vehicle Buses, $3.9 million, Ossoff, Warnock

Fort Gordon Cyber Center of Excellence, $3.7 million, Warnock

Augusta University Medical Center MRI equipment, $3.5 million, Ossoff

Augusta-Richmond County stormwater, $3.2 million, Warnock

City of Atlanta Center for Diversion and Services Pilot Program, $3 million, Warnock

Fort Valley State University to expand the Cooperative Development Program, $3 million, Warnock

Truman Linear Park Trail, $3 million, Warnock

Driskell Park, Albany, $3 million, Rep. Sanford Bishop

Johnson Rocks Revetment Project, Glynn County, $2.9 million, Carter

Forest Service Land Acquisition, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest $2.6 million, Warnock

Chattahoochee RiverLands Environmental Review and Final Design for Phase II, $2.5 million, Rep. David Scott, Ossoff, Warnock

Spelman College information technology upgrades, $2.5 million, Ossoff

Ritz Theater and Cultural Center, Albany, $2.2 million, Bishop

Hosea Helps Care Facility and Program Expansion Project , $2.2 million, Rep. Nikema Williams

Augusta University’s Primary Care Pathway Program, $2.1 million, Warnock

Meals On Wheels Atlanta, $2 million, Warnock

Big Shanty Widening, Kennesaw, $2 million, Loudermilk

Community Food Hub Southwest Georgia Project, $2 million, Bishop

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Jamie, the money for "Congressionally Directed Spending" still gets allocated, right? It just specifies where the money will be spent and isn't an "additional" allocation. In other words, money that is not earmarked is spent however the executive branch wants to spend it.

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Exactly. The total amount is no different. Instead of the Department of Transportation handing it, Congress specifies what gets funded. You can have your member of Congress do it, or a faceless bureaucrat.

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