Press Releases
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan August 2024 Porker of the Month
EPA Administrator Michael Regan has pushed for districts to purchase electric school buses.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Govs. Laura Kelly (D-Kans.) and Michael Parson (R-Mo.) July 2024 Porkers of the Month
Gov. Kelly and Gov. Parson restarted the fight to subsidize the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Sen. Susan Collins June 2024 Porker of the Month
Sen. Collins received 231 earmarks costing $575.6 million, the most of any member of Congress.
Citizens Against Government Waste Releases 2024 Congressional Pig Book
The 2024 Congressional Pig Book exposes $22.7 billion in earmarks.
CAGW Names Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Chuck Fleischmann May 2024 Porker of the Month
Rep. Fleischmann received $236.8 million for the single largest pork-barrel earmark.
Citizens Against Government Waste Releases Statement on Adoption of Net Neutrality
In a fit of destructive, unnecessary, and wasteful regulatory whiplash, the FCC has decided to reinstitute net neutrality.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Sen. Elizabeth Warren April 2024 Porker of the Month
Sen. Warren is our April 2024 Porker of the Month for pushing the IRS to prepare and collect everyone’s taxes.
Joint Statement by CAGW President Tom Schatz and ITPC Executive Director Deborah Collier on Net Neutrality Rules
Today, the FCC announced it would be voting on reinstating net neutrality rules at its April 25, 2024, monthly meeting.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Sen. Chuck Schumer March 2024 Porker of the Month
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is pushing prolific amounts of pork.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Rep. James Clyburn February 2024 Porker of the Month
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Rep.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 2023 Porker of the Year
The dishonor went to Sen. Markey and Rep. AOC for wanting to spend trillions of dollars for their latest GND scheme.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Gov. Glenn Youngkin January 2024 Porker of the Month
Gov. Youngkin has agreed to spend hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on a new mega sports complex.
