To paraphrase….”I’ll gladly pay you $1 Million over the next decade for a ham sandwich today.”

Award Overview
Agency Name: Department of Agriculture
Project Location: LOS ANGELES
Contract Number: AG3J14120297196
Project Location – State: CA
Funding Amount: $1,191,200
Project Location – Zip Code: 90058-1800
Completion Date: 2009-06-30
Congressional District: CA-34
Recipient Information (Award)
Recipient Name: CLOUGHERTY PACKING, LLC
Recipient Address: 3049 E VERNON AVE
Recipient City: LOS ANGELES
Recipient State: CALIFORNIA
Recipient Zip Code: 90058-1800
Congressional District: CALIFORNIA-34
Description of Work/Service performed: 2 POUND FROZEN HAM SLICED

Talk about pork-barrel spending! California 34 is represented by Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard. I guess she likes ham. And we’re supposed to believe that government run (er, “single payer”) health care will SAVE us money?
UPDATE: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsac clarified that the 2 lbs refers to a 2 Lb packages of ham, at about $1.50/lb. As Drudge reports, Food Lion was cheaper (though the flier has “disappeared”).