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Big Government

Big Government, Budget, General Waste, Government Waste, International, Waste

Trump’s Rescissions Are the Next Step to Save Taxpayer Dollars

June 6, 2025 Grigory Menshikov

Following the Biden administration’s multi-trillion spending spree, which has pushed the national debt to $36.9 trillion, the government must tighten its belt and cut costs.  After the House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and it moved to the Senate, President Trump took the next step in his efforts to cut waste, fraud, and […]

Big Government, Budget, Defense, Farm Bill, General Waste, Regulations, Telecommunications

This Week in Waste – May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025 Eric Maus

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 […]

Big Government, Budget, General Waste, Government Waste, Regulations

REINing In Regulations will be Good for Innovation and Investments

May 2, 2025 Deborah Collier

The Trump administration has been moving headlong into reducing the regulatory burden on industries that are trying to invest and build in America.  After President Trump released two Executive Orders (EO) on eliminating regulations, federal agencies are taking note and moving forward.  Congress is also considering legislation to increase its role in reviewing regulations. Federal […]

Price Controls Are Always a Bad Idea
Big Government, Biopharmaceuticals, CMS, General Waste, Healthcare, Medicare, Medicare/aid, Pharmaceuticals

Price Controls Are Always a Bad Idea

October 4, 2024 Christina Smith

Prices controls have always disrupted the marketplace and created shortages or excesses.

Big Government, Biopharmaceuticals, CMS, General Waste, Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare/aid

The Human Cost of Pharmaceutical Price Controls is Too High

July 23, 2022 Christina Smith

Price controls will result in the loss of life due to a lack of future research and development. 

The Senate Should Not Implement Price Controls on Pharmaceuticals
Big Government, Biopharmaceuticals, CMS, General Waste, Government Waste, Healthcare, Medicare, Medicare/aid, Pharmaceuticals

The Senate Should Not Implement Price Controls on Pharmaceuticals

July 1, 2022 Christina Smith

Price controls on pharmaceuticals will not lower prices and will lead to fewer future cures. 

President Biden Again Tries to Undermine U.S. Biomedical Innovation
Big Government, Biopharmaceuticals, General Waste, Healthcare, Intellectual Property, Property Rights

President Biden Again Tries to Undermine U.S. Biomedical Innovation

March 31, 2022 Christina Smith

President Biden’s support of intellectual property waivers threatens development of future life-saving medicines.

Big Government, Biopharmaceuticals, Biosimilars, General Waste, Government Waste, Healthcare, Medicare, Medicare/aid, Pharmaceuticals

Price Controls in the BBBA Will Destroy the Development of Future Cures

January 29, 2022 Christina Smith

The price controls found in the BBBA leave patients worse off.

Price Controls Will Create an Invisible Graveyard of Americans
Big Government, Biopharmaceuticals, CMS, General Waste, Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare/aid, Pharmaceuticals

Price Controls Will Create an Invisible Graveyard of Americans

December 18, 2021 Christina Smith

The Build Back Better Act will cost lives by devastating the development of future cures.

Big Government, Biopharmaceuticals, General Waste, Healthcare, Intellectual Property, Property Rights, State Issues, States

HHS Says NO to AGs Trying to Steal Patents

August 20, 2020 Elizabeth Wright

HHS sends a clear message to AGs regarding march-in rights.

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