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| | Citizens Against Government Waste: pigbookintro |
 | | According to USDA testimony, "the research proposal states that the production of tropical ornamental fish is the largest component of aquaculture in Florida with a value in excess of $42 million." Since 2000, $1 million has been spent on this research. |
 | | Even though the total number of projects increased by 30 percent, from 896 in fiscal 2004 to 1,168 in fiscal 2005, the amount of pork decreased by 3 percent, from $1.38 billion to $1.34 billion. |
 | | The pork list includes a swank hotel in Coral Gables, Fla. and the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tenn. After the bill had been greased, the total number of projects increased by 16 percent over fiscal 2004, from 1,774 to 2,113. |
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