President Trump has made government efficiency a top priority. These efforts include eliminating improper payments and ensuring that only those who are eligible for government programs receive the benefits, including Medicaid. As President Trump said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, May 4, 2025, “if illegal immigrants are in the mix, if people that aren’t […]
This Week in Waste – May 2, 2025
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government, and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. President Trump’s Budget Proposal Cuts Hundreds of Billions in Spending President Trump sent his […]
Now is the Time to Reform or Replace the Sugar Program
Congress has a chance to deliver long overdue reforms to the sugar program. The current sugar program was intended to be a short-term solution but has evolved into a permanent government program that wastes taxpayer dollars and raises prices for consumers. The sugar program puts the sugar industry ahead of consumers and reforming or replacing […]
This Week in Waste – April 25, 2025
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state and local levels of government, and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Announces Hearing on Department of Defense Budget and Audit […]
This Week in Waste – April 18, 2025
This Week in Waste highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted and efforts to fight back against this waste.
This Week in Waste – April 4, 2025
This Week in Waste highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted and efforts to fight government waste.
Taxpayers Saved from Biden’s SAVE Plan
Student loan forgiveness is a clear example of the executive branch exceeding its authority.
This Week in Waste – March 28, 2025
This Week in Waste highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted on the local, state, and federal levels.
This Week in Waste – March 21, 2025
This Week in Waste highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted on the local, state, and federal levels.
This Week in Waste – March 15,2025
This Week in Waste highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted on the local, state, and federal levels.