bill adding a new 65-mile, six-lane birmingham beltway to the development system this earmark is unprecedenteded in the appalachian region's more than 45-year history. alabama went from receiving 6.2% of highway funds to 25% in one fell swoop. >> the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is correct. if members would please refrain from having conversations on the floor. the gentleman may continue. mr. polis: it was good for the alabama porkway but bad for taxpayers everywhere and worthy projects across appalachia. my amendment strikes the windfall bailout and a windfall that comes at the expense of other states. the money comes from projects that would have been funded in georgia, kentucky, maryland, mississippi, new york, north carolina, ohio, south carolina, virgia, tennsee, and west virginia. even many alabamans understand that that this is a -- that this is a waste of federal dollars. if alabamans want to build a pork rind around birmingham, that's fine, but do it with their on money. many abamans agree, one in "the birmingham news" said,spen mantra of the birmingham