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members of congress they participate though does much of his work for the people of increase the voting strength of a particular group to do as part of its expressed powers to support armies lobbyist people of congress try to get pork barrel projects
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoCongress members try to get these projects because those are government projects and grants that primarily benefit the home district or state.
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∙ 8y agoBecause pork barrel projects bring jobs and income to their own constituencies.
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∙ 10y agoBecause they are poor
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