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CAGW Names Rep. Mollohan Porker of the Month

(Washington, D.C.) - (Updated April 24, 2006) Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today named Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.) Porker of the Month for abusing his position on the House Appropriations Committee by securing millions of dollars in earmarks that may have benefited him personally.

The New York Times (04/08/06) detailed how Rep. Mollohan has directed $250 million to five nonprofit organizations that he set up. On April 21, Rep. Mollohan stepped down from his position as the senior Democrat on the House Ethics Committee.