Budget
Citizens Against Government Waste Releases Prime Cuts 2017
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today released Prime Cuts 2017, the latest edition of the group’s comprehensive waste-cutting recommendations that would eliminate unnecessary and ineffective federal programs and spending.
Citizens Against Government Waste Releases August 2017 WasteWatcher
(Washington, D.C.) – Today Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its August 2017 WasteWatcher.
The Can-Kicking Congress: Business as Usual
In political patois, “kicking the can down the road” connotes procrastination. As long as the proverbial can is kicked “down the road,” rather than picked up, then the proper disposition of the derelict container is put off until some future point...
CAGW Releases July 2017 WasteWatcher
For Immediate Release Contact: Curtis Kalin 202-467-5318 July 26, 2017
CAGW Releases 2017 Congressional Pig Book
Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 2017 Congressional Pig Book, the 25th edition of the group’s exposé on pork-barrel spending.
Updated Media Advisory: 2017 Congressional Pig Book to Be Released Wednesday, July 19
For Immediate Release Contact: Curtis Kalin 202-467-5318 July 17, 2017
Media Alert: 2017 Congressional Pig Book to Be Released July 19
For Immediate Release
Debt Ceiling: A Good Vehicle for Budget Process Reform
On March 7, 2017, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) announced that if the debt ceiling was not raised or extended before March 16, the U.S. Treasury would be unable to borrow funds for standard operating procedures. Since then, the Treasury has...
We Won't Always Have Paris
Yesterday, President Donald Trump withdrew from the Paris Climate Treaty or, as it is often called, the Paris Accord. He righted what has been a bone of contention since the agreement's birth at the Paris climate change meeting in November 2015. ...
Citizens Against Government Waste Praises President Trump’s “Taxpayer First Budget”
For Immediate Release Contact: Curtis Kalin 202-467-5318 May 23, 2017
CAGW Releases May 2017 WasteWatcher
For Immediate Release Contact: Curtis Kalin 202-467-5318 May 19, 2017
Making Unauthorized Spending Wrong Again
As President Donald J. Trump continues his campaign to “Make America Great Again,” Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) will borrow on that theme, as described in the title of this article, by continuing to advocate for reforms of the way that...
