Dennis Hastert opposes pork barrel
spending, as any conservative would,
but he does consider the needs of his
birthplace, the largest city in his district.

Aurora University wanted to support
the No Child Left Behind Act so
the Speaker set aside $9.8 million
for their “Institute for Collaboration
in Education and Health Services.�

An evangelical Christian college there
needed a library so $7.5 million in
“biological and energy research”
funds was earmarked to build it.
Democrats thought that violated
a policy against using federal funds
for school construction, but Hastert’s
office explained it would be a “green”
structure that would “cut down on
fossil fuel costs and make the most
of alternative natural resources.”

Aurora, Illinois got $24 million
in four years, but none of it was pork,
The Speaker of the House of
Representatives serves filet mignon.

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