This type of pork-barrel spending refers to funds directed to a member of Congress' pet project
Since FY 2002, members of Congress have directed 19 earmarks 
costing... [DOC] [TLE] Congressional earmarks sometimes used to fund projects near ... [PAR] Feb 6, 2012 ... Thirty-three members of Congress have directed more than $300 ... and 
compared them with earmarks members had sought for pet projects, most of them 
since 2008.