The U.S. national defence industry best exemplifies the alliance between government and huge corporate suppliers as evidenced in the outrageous overcharges and regional pork barreling permitted by elected representatives. In 1989, despite huge overruns in the production of the Steslth Bomber program, Congress passed a bill approving payment to general Dynamics. During the same Legislative session they went on to grant the corporation freedom to spend an additional $20 billion.