This Week in Waste – May 2, 2025

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.

President Trump’s Budget Proposal Cuts Hundreds of Billions in Spending

President Trump sent his “skinny” budget request to Congress on May 2, 2025.  It would cut $163 billion in non-defense discretionary spending, a 23 percent decrease from fiscal year 2025 and takes a positive step toward restoring fiscal sanity.

FCC is Going to be Busy with Delete, Delete, Delete

The FCC’s Delete, Delete, Delete proceeding is a good example of how a federal agency should follow up on President Trump’s executive orders to reduce regulations.  It has generated more than 1,125 comments to help the agency decide which regulations should be consolidated or cut.  Read more here.

Now is the Time to Reform or Replace the Sugar Program

The sugar program artificially raises prices on consumers and increases costs for taxpayers and is long overdue for reform.  Read more here.

REINing in Regulations Will be Good for Innovation and Investments  

The REINS Act could be one of the most cost-saving provisions of the reconciliation package and will lead to more certainty for businesses and consumers.  Read more here.

M10 Booker: A Guide to Irrational Acquisition

The M10 Booker embodies fundamental failures with Department of Defense acquisition, including the lack of critical analysis and when to stop wasting the taxpayer’s money.  Read more here.