Congressman Jones Responds to Constituent's Concerns Over Federal Spending on Egg Frying Research1977-01-31unknownhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_109_4_22_37_0001Larry Tarpley wrote a letter to Congressman James R. Jones expressing his frustration at the use of federal money for frivolous research projects, such as determining the time it takes to fry eggs. Congressman Jones responded, assuring Tarpley that he does not support such wasteful expenditures and values his opinions. Senator William Proxmire criticized the government for spending nearly $46,000 on a study to determine the time it takes to fry two eggs, calling it an example of government waste.