Override of Highway Bill
So-called “pork barrel” legislation is often in the eyes of the beholder.
President Reagan views the $87.5-billion highway bill as laced with lard, while there are many others who see a large portion of the Pentagon budget in the same light.
HENRY LEBOWITZ
Glendale
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