Press Releases
Taxpayer Tricks and Treats for Halloween 2022
CAGW released its 23rd annual compilation of the hair-raising, harrowing, and horrifying Taxpayer Tricks and Treats.
CAGW Names Sen. Elizabeth Warren October 2022 Porker of the Month
Sen. Warren terrifyingly wants to take even more of your money to pay off someone else’s student loans.
Citizens Against Government Waste Releases “All About Earmarks: A Brief History”
"All About Earmarks" tracks the history of earmarks from the early opposition by the Founding Fathers through to the present.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Rep. Richard Neal September 2022 Porker of the Month
Rep. Richard Neal wants to raise taxes and bankrupt America.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Senator Joe Manchin August 2022 Porker of the Month
Sen. Joe Manchin is our August 2022 Porker of the Month for lying about not raising taxes during a recession by creating the IRA.
Citizens Against Government Waste Announces New Innovation and Technology Policy Center
The ITPC will build on and amplify CAGW’s decades of leadership in telecommunications and technology policy.
Citizens Against Government Waste Releases 2022 Congressional Pig Book
CAGW's 2022 Congressional Pig Book is the 30th anniversary edition of our exposé on pork-barrel spending.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Education Secretary Miguel Cardona June 2022 Porker of the Month
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is trying to force taxpayers to bailout student loan borrowers.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names New York Gov. Kathy Hochul May 2022 Porker of the Month
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is forcing New York taxpayers to pay for a new Buffalo Bills stadium.
CAGW Names Senator Richard Shelby April 2022 Porker of the Month
Senator Richard Shelby is our April 2022 Porker of the Month for claiming he has secured $683 million in pork-barrel earmarks.
Citizens Against Government Waste Releases Issue Brief on The Path to a National Privacy Framework
It is more critical than ever for Congress to devise a national framework for consumer data privacy.
Citizens Against Government Waste Names Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee March 2022 Porker of the Month
March Porker Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee called the debt ceiling a “figment of your imagination in terms of its validity.”