The Pork Barrel

A Newsweek investigation turned up dozens of letters from politicians with an insatiable taste for pork. These are their scraps.

Open Letter Rep. Tim Johnson, R - IL: Representative Tim Johnson of Illinois (not to be confused with the Democratic senator from South Dakota of the same name) writes in support of the town of Normal’s TIGER grant application for money for a multimodal transportation center. 
Open Letter
Open Letter
Open Letter Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R - KS: Representative Jenkins writes to express her “strong support” of a TIGER grant application from Oklahoma and Kansas for a freight railway network. 
Open Letter
Open Letter
Open Letter
Open Letter
Open Letter
Open Letter Rep. Zach Wamp, R-TN: Representative Wamp writes in support of TIGER funds for a transportation improvement project in Chattanooga, TN. He writes that currently, “federal support for the project is limited to less than 10% of the funding packed pledged” by the state and local governments.