Porker of the
Month: Sen. Dean Heller
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has
named Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) Porker of the Month for using immigration
legislation to solidify federal tourism subsidies for his home state. In what CAGW has dubbed the “Sin City
Sweetener,” Sen. Heller inserted a provision into the Border Security,
Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act that will deliver
millions of dollars to Nevada by indefinitely extending matching government
funds for a federally chartered tourism promotion program known as Brand
USA. What’s more, in an effort to secure additional federal law
enforcement money for his state, Sen. Heller introduced amendment #1227 to
the immigration bill, which would include a representative from Nevada on
the Southern Border Security Commission, despite the fact that Nevada is not
a border state. For attempting to force taxpayers to gamble on Sin City’s
advertisements and for trying to re-draw the border far from Mexico, Sen.
Heller is the June, 2013 Porker of the Month. Read more about the Porker of the
Month.
