Press Releases
Citizens Against Government Waste Names House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Bernie Sanders 2021 Porkers of the Year
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Bernie Sanders are the 2021 Porkers of the Year for pushing the U.S. toward bankruptcy and socialism.
CAGW Names Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez November 2021 Porker of the Month
CAGW named Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Porker of the Month for pressuring President Joe Biden to cancel student loan debt.
CAGW Names Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen October 2021 Porker of the Month
Taxpayers should be scared of the army of IRS agents that Secretary Yellen is creating that'll be scrutinizing their finances.
Taxpayer Tricks and Treats for Halloween 2021
Today, CAGW released its 22nd annual compilation of hair-raising, harrowing, and horrifying Taxpayer Tricks and Treats.
Citizens Against Government Waste Releases $4 Trillion in Prime Waste-Cutting Recommendations
Prime Cuts 2021 is the latest edition of CAGW's comprehensive recommendations to eliminate waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement.
CAGW Releases Issue Brief on the Dangers of Government-Run Healthcare
The brief details why a free market approach to healthcare reform is necessary.
CAGW Names House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Bernie Sanders September 2021 Porkers of the Month
CAGW named House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Bernie Sanders Porkers of the Month for endangering America’s financial stability with their massive spending plan.
CAGW Names Sen. Ed Markey August 2021 Porker of the Month
Ed Markey is the for proposing a taxpayer-funded Civilian Climate Corps that would hire millions of people and cost billions of dollars.
CAGW Names Rep. Peter DeFazio July 2021 Porker of the Month
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) our July 2021 Porker of the Month for introducing the wasteful and earmark-loaded IN
CAGW Names Rep. Mike Turner June 2021 Porker of the Month
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) is the June 2021 Porker of the Month for leading the push to add more money for the troubled F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.
CAGW Releases Issue Brief on the Folly of Government-Owned Networks
Government-owned broadband networks are wasteful, anti-competitive, and costly for taxpayers.
CAGW Names Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand May 2021 Porker of the Month
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is our May 2021 Porker of the Month for saying “paid leave, child care and caregiving” are all “infrastructure.”