(Washington, D.C.) –The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) and National Taxpayers Union will hold a press conference tomorrow, Thursday, February 12, 2009 at the National Press Club to urge members of Congress to take this last opportunity to vote FOR the taxpayers and AGAINST the bloated, wasteful “stimulus” package, and to immediately embark on a new congressional war on wasteful spending on behalf of taxpayers.

Who:       The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste

and National Taxpayers Union

What:      Vote No on the “Stimulus,” Cut Government Waste

When:     Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 10 am

Where:    National Press Club

               529 14th St. NW

               Washington, D.C. 20045

               13th Floor, Lisagor Room

Scheduled to join CCAGW President Tom Schatz and National Taxpayers Union Vice President of Policy and Communications Pete Sepp are:  Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.), Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist, Club for Growth Vice President for Government Affairs Andy Roth, FreedomWorks President and CEO Matt Kibbe, and Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips.    

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste is the lobbying arm of Citizens Against Government Waste, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.   The National Taxpayers Union is a nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen organization founded in 1969 to work for lower taxes, smaller government, and economic freedom at all levels.