At every gut-check vote this appropriations cycle, Members passed up chances to trim the fat and instead bellied up to the pork platter. Congress failed to cut numerous programs that are widely recognized by organizations and individuals from all political perspectives as wasteful and unjustified. Pyromania continues as the Pyroprocessing Program to reprocess nuclear fuel survived cut attempts in the House.
Tobacco continues to be one of the select few crops to receive subsidized insurance.