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If I remember correctly Obama said he didn’t want to see a lot of “pork” in bills that are presented to the House and Senate for passage. Then why was there some huge “pork” in the stimulus package just passed through the House? Over 30 wasteful spending provisions were in that package. Such as $246 million for tax breaks for Hollywood producers to purchase motion pictures, $650 million for DTV converter box coupons, $248 million of furniture for the new Department of Homeland Security headquarters, $600 million for hybrid vehicles for government employees, and $1 billion for the 2010 Census. Senator John McCain said two questions should be asked about this pork: Does it take effect within the year? Does it create jobs? If it won’t help with either, then it doesn’t need to stay in this stimulus package.