now, i was surprised when i heard that because i didn't realize there were cheetahs in the wild in kentucky. turns out there's not. cheetos, yes. cheetahs, no. there is one cheetah lover in the state, allison rogers, the congressman's daughter, who works for a group called the cheetah conservation fund. the congressman denies any conflict of interest because he says he's always been a champion of wildlife and that may be. but conflict or not, it kind of goes against the grain of his own statements about cutting spending and comments from his fellow republicans on the campaign trail and after. take a look. >> i have been to the floor for 20 years saying that earmarking was a corrupt practice. >> federal spending's out of control. >> just tells you how irrational this spending culture has become. it's driven by earmarks. >> it's been a power that's been abused by the congress. >> we need to change the culture of spending. >> all this pork, the old pork was bad, the new pork is bad. >> earmarks is part of the problem and we must stop it.