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. Congress Should End This Abysmal Obamacare Failure In a June 11, 2026, op-ed in The […]
The most noticeable results of stealing copper wire and other telecommunications equipment are the physical evidence of the theft and the loss of connections for businesses and consumers to telecommunications networks. But the impact is far more pervasive and often dire, as noted in two reports released during the June 4, 2026, Telecom Industry Summit: Protecting Critical Communications […]
As Americans prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, the festivities should include recognition of the United States as the global leader in biopharmaceutical development and innovation. However, America’s place atop the globe is being challenged by government intervention, specifically provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Most Favored Nation (MFN) […]
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. Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) Releases 2025 Congressional Ratings On June 1, 2026, […]
The enactment of a comprehensive national data privacy framework to replace the complex and costly patchwork of state laws has eluded the past three sessions of Congress. Hoping to achieve that objective in the 119th Congress, on June 3, 2026, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing, “Examining […]
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 Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Chuck Fleischmann May 2026 Porkers of the Month CAGW […]
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is not celebrating its 250th anniversary with the rest of America because it was founded as the U.S. Post Office on July 26, 1775, at the Second Continental Congress, making it the second oldest federal agency or department. The national postal system was formalized in the Constitution in Article […]
On the eve of Memorial Day weekend, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) signed SB 2040, the Freedom, Access, and Integrity in Registered Pharmacy (FAIR Rx) Act into law. He may have decided to act late on Friday, May 22, because the law will make healthcare less accessible and more expensive and cause dozens of businesses […]
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. White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud at Work The White House Task Force to Eliminate […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) delivered a major victory by expanding the number of tobacco harm reduction (THR) products that smokers can access to transition away from cigarettes. On May 5, 2026, the FDA issued its first marketing authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarette products, which overturns the 2020 ban on such products. The FDA […]
