Budget
Citizens Against Government Waste Proposals Included in Trump FY 2020 Budget
(Washington, D.C.) – Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) President Tom Schatz issued the following statement following the release of President Donald Trump’s fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget proposals for Major Savings and Reforms.
Citizens Against Government Waste Launches Pork-Barrel Madness
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) unveiled its 2019 Pork-Barrel Madness bracket in honor of the NCAA tournament. The bracket features 32 of the worst pork-barrel earmarks of all time. Taxpayers will be able to...
Pork-Barrel Madness 2019
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) presents its 2019 Pork-Barrel Madness bracket in honor of the NCAA tournament. The bracket features 32 of the worst pork-barrel earmarks of all time. Taxpayers will be able to vote on CAGW’s Twitter account...
Citizens Against Government Waste Responds to Chairman Peter DeFazio’s Earmark Announcement
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) President Tom Schatz responded to House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), who announced that he would formally bring back pork-barrel earmarks in order to...
CAGW Releases Comprehensive Waste Cutting Proposals for 116th Congress
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its Critical Waste Issues for the 116th Congress. The report cuts through the clutter to outline important proposals for smaller and more efficient government.
CBO Budget Outlook Projects Debt Disaster is on the Horizon
On January 28, 2019, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its annual Budget and Economic Outlook for 2019 to 2029 and unsurprisingly, the United States’ fiscal outlook remains dreadful.
HHS OIG Admits: We’re Just Flushing Money Down the Drain
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) admitted last week that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital payment process is broken.
Citizens Against Government Waste Submits Recommendations for President Trump’s Nickel Plan
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) sent letters to 16 federal departments and agencies detailing potential spending cuts that could be made in furtherance of President Trump’s “nickel plan” for an across the board 5...
CAGW Recommendations for Trump Administration's Nickel Plan- HHS
November 1, 2018 The Honorable Alex M. Azar, II Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 330 C Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20416 Dear Secretary Azar,
CAGW Recommendations for Trump Administration's Nickel Plan- USDA
November 1, 2018 The Honorable George “Sonny” Perdue, III Secretary, Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 Dear Secretary Perdue,
CAGW Recommendations for Trump Administration's Nickel Plan- DOE
November 1, 2018 The Honorable Rick Perry Secretary, Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20585 Dear Secretary Perry,
CAGW Recommendations for Trump Administration's Nickel Plan- DOI
November 1, 2018 The Honorable Ryan Zinke Secretary, Department of the Interior 1100 Ohio Drive, S.W. Washington D.C. 20242 Dear Secretary Zinke,
