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To: sandintoes who wrote (39941)	1/3/2010 11:24:50 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (2) of 71588

Pork Nicknames? Posted on Dec. 22, 09 \| 01:49 PM by Andrew Roth \| Topic: Health Care Reform -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So the various sweetheart deals in ObamaCare are getting immortalized in our American lexicon with clever nicknames. Here are a few: Louisiana Purchase: For her vote, Sen. Mary Landrieu got $300 million for her home state. UConned: For his vote, Sen. Chris Dodd got a $100 million construction earmark for a University of Connecticut hospital. Florida Flim-Flam: John McCain nicknamed this one. He criticized this $5 billion deal that is tied to Sen. Bill Nelson. Cornhusker Kickback: For his vote, Sen. Ben Nelson got a permanent Medicaid exemption for Nebraska, among other things. Vermont Vig: For his vote, Sen. Bernie Sanders got at least $10 billion in funding for community health centers. Does anybody else have any other examples? When it moves to the House, will there be examples of Pelosi Payola? Hoyer Hush Money? Permalink: clubforgrowth.org

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