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. 340B Reforms Introduced in Congress The 340B Drug Pricing Program has grown exponentially, surpassing $100 billion […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during the Biden administration adopted the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards, which mandated baseload energy facilities to reduce and control their carbon footprint by 90 percent by 2032. The standards also declared carbon capture and storage technology as the best and likely only way to achieve this goal. On September 14, […]
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. NTIA Empowers States to Use BEAD Savings for Location “True-Up,” Ensuring Universal Broadband Availability Across […]
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. There Is Nothing Free About Socialism As the lure of socialism grows across America, “free” programs […]
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. Closing the Digital Divide Once and for All: NTIA Announces All 56 BEAD Final Proposals Now […]
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. CAGW Names Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson August 2026 Porker of the Month Citizens Against Government Waste […]
H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) permanently extended the tax cuts from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), which were set to expire by the end of 2025. The OBBBA also included both new and expanded tax deductions and credits designed to improve the lives of working American families. […]
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. USPS Asks for a Taxpayer Handout The U.S. Postal Service, which has a broken business […]
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. CBO Confirms IRA Drug Negotiations Raised Costs for Taxpayers A July 29, 2026, Congressional Budget Office […]
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. CAGW Names California Governor Gavin Newsom July 2026 Porker of the Month California Governor Gavin Newsom […]
