(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) distributed a letter to all House members detailing the 19 amendments to the Full-Year Continuing Resolution (CR) for fiscal year (FY) 2011 it will be supporting out of the 403 amendments filed with the Clerk of the House.  The CR will fund the government through the last seven months of the fiscal year. 

“At last, taxpayers will witness Congress voting on amendments that will cut wasteful spending instead of debating bills that funds unnecessary, wasteful programs and add billions of dollars to the nation’s debt,” said CAGW President Tom Schatz.  “Elections have consequences, the landscape has changed drastically, and we urge all members to vote with the taxpayers on these amendments.”

• Amendment #1 offered by Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-Minn.) to eliminate funding for the United States Institute of Peace. 
• Amendment #2 offered by Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.) to strike funding for the Joint Strike Fighter alternate engine.
• Amendment #9 offered by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) which eliminates funding for the Federal Communication Commission to regulate the internet.
• Amendment #26 offered by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Tex.) which blocks funding for “Monuments to Me.”
• Amendment #33 offered by Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.) to prohibit funds from being used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the Market Access Program. 
• Amendment #38 offered by Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) which eliminates funds for the Community Connect broadband grant program. 
• Amendment #42 offered by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) which prevents funds from being used to convert private sector to public sector jobs that are not inherently governmental in nature. 
• Amendment #50 offered by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) which strikes funding for the Department of Defense to sponsor NASCAR race cars. 
• Amendment #101 offered by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) which eliminates funding for the salaries and expenses of personnel in the Department of Agriculture to provide marketing assistance loans for mohair. 
• Amendment #149 offered by Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) which strikes funding for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 
• Amendment #167 offered by Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) which eliminates funds for the NASA Constellation Program.
• Amendment # 204 offered by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) to prevent funds for the salaries and expenses for unconfirmed czars and their offices. 
• Amendment #214 offered by Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) to prohibit funds for acting on the “Program Integrity: Gainful Employment--New Programs” published by the Department of Education in the Federal Register on October 29, 2010. 
• Amendment #224 offered by Rep. Ben Quayle (R-Ariz.) to prevent funds from being used to carry out the Davis-Bacon Act for programs funded in the continuing resolution. 
• Amendment #226 offered by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) to strike funds for distributing cellular telephones under the Low Income program of the Universal Service Fund.
• Amendment #246 offered by Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) to eliminate funds for beach replenishment projects by the Army Corps of Engineers.
• Amendment #253 offered by Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) to prohibit funds from being used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel in the Department of Agriculture to provide funds for the construction of ethanol blender pumps or ethanol storage facilities. 
• Amendment #264 offered by Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) to eliminate funds for vacant federal properties. 
• Amendment #277 offered by Rep. David Price (D-N.C.) to eliminate funds for the implementation of the REAL ID Act of 2005. 

These amendments would eliminate profligate government-funded programs that Americans do not need and taxpayers simply cannot afford.   All votes on H.R. 1 will be among those considered in CCAGW’s 2011 Congressional Ratings.

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) is the lobbying arm of Citizens Against Government Waste, the nation’s largest nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.