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The WasteWatcherGAO Annual Report Provides Opportunities to Cut Wasteful Spending
Government Accountability Office suggests cost-cutting measures for student loans, federal office space, and other expenditures
Press ReleaseCitizens Against Government Waste Names Sen. Susan Collins June 2024 Porker of the Month
Sen. Collins received 231 earmarks costing $575.6 million, the most of any member of Congress.
Agency CommentsCAGW Submits Comments for Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee Open Session
Efforts to reduce burn tobacco product use include less harmful alternatives to cigarettes.
Press ReleaseCitizens Against Government Waste Releases 2024 Congressional Pig Book
The 2024 Congressional Pig Book exposes $22.7 billion in earmarks.
The WasteWatcherFairfax County Supervisors Consider Raising Taxes on Food while Raising their own Salaries
Board Chairman Jeff McKay gave himself a 45 percent raise - now calls for a "meals tax" at the highest rate in Northern Virginia.
Op-EdsEarmarks cost taxpayers $22.7 billion this fiscal year
The most costly, corrupt, and inequitable practice in the history of Congress has once again been exposed in the Congressional Pig Book.
2024 Congressional Pig Book
The Congressional Pig Book is CAGW's annual compilation of the pork-barrel projects in the federal budget.
The WasteWatcherThe Farm Bill's Sweet Deal for Sugar Must Be Reformed or Replaced
The sugar program benefits producers and harms consumers and leads to job losses.
The WasteWatcherColorado Stymies Consumers’ Access to Credit
New lending law will limit financial services Coloradans may purchase from out of state.
The WasteWatcherCongress Needs to Stop the FCC From Taking Over the Internet
Congress, not the FCC, should decide how the internet should be regulated.
Press ReleaseCAGW Names Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Chuck Fleischmann May 2024 Porker of the Month
Rep. Fleischmann received $236.8 million for the single largest pork-barrel earmark.
The WasteWatcherCCAGW Urges House of Representatives to Oppose H.R. 8371
Title V of H.R. 8371 would slow deployments and improvements to the VA electronic health record management system.
