(Washington, D.C.) – Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today launched the latest in its series of occasional video podcasts called Where’s PigFoot?  The video podcasts, which are posted on YouTube and viewable on CAGW’s website and blog, feature CAGW’s mascot uncovering and exposing government waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement wherever it can be found.   

This month’s installment of the podcast features the May 2008 Porker of the Month.  Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) received the dubious award for attempting to use the tax code to earmark a $2 billion subsidy for a commuter rail between Manhattan and the JFK airport.  Sen. Schumer wants to take advantage of the New York Liberty Zone (NYLZ) tax credits, which were intended to stimulate the redevelopment of downtown Manhattan after 9/11, for a rail project that has been under consideration since well before 2001.  The Senate Finance Committee determined that the project is a “limited tax benefit,” or earmark. 

Where’s PigFoot? is available for viewing at www.cagw.org, as well as on the group’s blog, www.swineline.org/pigfoot. 

Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.