Word: sopped
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...contained a directive to the White House to do what Congress refused to do itself-cut non-defense items by $550 million. It provided a small sop to congressional consciences by carving $77 million off the $763 million pork items (rivers, harbors, flood control) and directing that none of these projects should be undertaken unless they were ready for completion, or contributed to the war effort...