We spent more than the president requested, and we were criticized for pork-barrel spending,

The biggest winner in the pork-barrel derby for the fifth year in a row is the state of Alaska.

I supported local projects in the $286 billion transportation bill, even though it was filled with pork (pork barrel projects),

He will throw it right back in their faces. He knows more about it than they do. He's spent more time dealing with the problem, and he's actually solved the problem rather than pontificating about it from Capitol Hill.

Columbine was not a federal crime, but the president requested that we make money available for counseling,

Columbine was not a federal crime, but the president requested that we make money available for counseling.