Connecting unserved and underserved communities across the country to high-speed internet has long been a laudable goal. But after a May 10, 2023, Government Accountability Office (GAO) report exposed more than 133 broadband related programs across 15 federal agencies, now-Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr said that up to $800 billion was available for […]
Kids in the lower-income households of Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas may find their Easter baskets a little less sweet this year. Across the country, state policymakers are pushing legislation requesting the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restrict what Americans receiving federal food assistance can buy with their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program […]
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 […]
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. and 10 states are pushing to restrict the kinds of foods and drinks Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients can purchase. These proposals would have no direct fiscal effect, as total SNAP funding levels would remain unchanged, but they would limit personal choices and individual freedom and expand government control over […]
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 […]
