As Americans gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving, healthcare costs are one of their main concerns. President Trump has made lowering drug prices and increasing domestic biopharmaceutical research and development high priorities in his second term in office. Domestic investment by drug companies has skyrocketed since Eli Lilly was the first company to […]
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. This Week in Waste will be taking a break the week of Thanksgiving and wishes all […]
In Economics 101, students learn the lesson of supply and demand and understand that in a perfect market system, less supply means higher prices. However, they also learn that perfect market systems don’t exist, so this rule does not always apply, including the U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. On November 17, 2025, the House […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should review and reconsider the ongoing cases that began during the Biden administration under Chair Lina Khan. Her approach to antitrust law, along with her anti-capitalist and anti-business policies led to her being named Citizens Against Government Waste’s September 2023 and November 2024 Porker of the Month. The legal quagmire […]
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 Signs Spending Bill, Ending Government Shutdown President Trump signed H.R. 5371, a short-term spending […]
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 Releases $5.4 Trillion in Prime Waste-Cutting Recommendations CAGW’s Prime Cuts 2025 report includes 512 recommendations […]
The United States is the global leader in developing innovative and life-saving cures and treatments thanks to the investments made by pharmaceutical companies in the United States, including the vaccines that helped end the coronavirus pandemic. Vaccines are crucial to the physical and economic health of not just Americans but also people across the rest […]
The U.S. Postal Service will be delivering its fiscal year (FY) 2025 results soon after Halloween. It will leave a sour taste that will be like getting only Sour Patch Kids, Sour Gummy Worms, and Sweetarts in the bag during trick or treat. The results will not only continue the frightful losses that have happened […]
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. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Hearing is Next Step for 340B Reform The […]
Speeding up the procurement process at the Department of Defense (DOD) has been an immense challenge, but a rare example of success is the M1E3 Abrams tank. The DOD announced on September 6, 2023, that it intends to replace the M1A2SEP with the M1E3, and initially projected that the tank would be fielded sometime in […]
