Porker of the Month Archives
CAGW Names Senator Joe Manchin August 2022 Porker of the Month
Sen. Manchin lied about not raising taxes during a recession by creating the “Inflation Reduction Act.”
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Education Secretary Miguel Cardona June 2022 Porker of the Month
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is CAGW's June 2022 Porker of the Month for trying to force taxpayers to bailout student loan borrowers.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names New York Gov. Kathy Hochul May 2022 Porker of the Month
Gov. Kathy Hochul is blindsiding New York taxpayers with an $850 million bill for a new Buffalo Bills stadium.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Senator Richard Shelby April 2022 Porker of the Month
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) our April 2022 Porker of the Month for claiming he has secured $683 million in pork-barrel earmarks.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee March 2022 Porker of the Month
Rep. Jackson Lee is telling Americans that $30 trillion in debt does not matter and there is no problem should it be increased to infinity.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Washington Governor Jay Inslee February 2022 Porker of the Month
Gov. Inslee wants to use $627 million of the amount allocated to Washington for COVID relief to fight climate change.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer January 2022 Porker of the Month
Sen. Chuck Schumer is misleading Americans by claiming the Build Back Better Act will fight inflation and lower costs.
CAGW Names Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez November 2021 Porker of the Month
CAGW named Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) 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
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is the October Porker of the Month for demanding that the IRS be allowed to use its powers to investigate every detail of how average Americans are spending their money.
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
Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) is the July 2021 Porker of the Month for introducing the wasteful and earmark-loaded INVEST in America Act.
