Posted on October 31st, 2007 by Leslie Paige
New Farm Bill Commentary by John Frydenlund released today Washington Times editorial quotes Tom Schatz here: Thomas Schatz, president of the government-waste organization, “applaud[ed]” the FRESH Act because it “would replace Depression-era farm-subsidy programs with programs that would provide a real safety net for farmers when they need it instead of doling out excessive payments [...]
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Posted on October 30th, 2007 by Leslie Paige
Hillary backed lab of donor Lawmakers, including Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, have taken thousands in campaign cash from an embattled Nobel-prize winning scientist while earmarking federal money for his New York lab. …Leslie K. Paige, spokeswoman for District-based Citizens Against Government Waste, said there”s nothing in the law that prevents beneficiaries of earmarks from donating [...]
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Posted on October 30th, 2007 by Leslie Paige
Tom Schatz discusses Rep. Charlie Rangel’s “Monument to Me” on CNBC Pork Watch.
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Posted on October 30th, 2007 by Leslie Paige
CAGW provides a list of who deserves tricks and treats from taxpayers.
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Posted on October 29th, 2007 by Leslie Paige
A Monthly Dispatch from Citizens Against Government Waste October: Pork is Alive and Well, A Taxpayer CO2tastrophe, Drug Importation Consternation, First Class Waste
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Posted on October 25th, 2007 by Leslie Paige
Budget aims to bring farmers to market Farmers could get training on their own through local colleges and existing programs, such as the agricultural extension service, said Leslie Paige, vice president of Citizens Against Government Waste, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit. “This is part of being in business. You learn how to gather basic information,” Paige [...]
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Posted on October 25th, 2007 by Leslie Paige
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Posted on October 22nd, 2007 by Tom Schatz
Yesterday’s Republican presidential debate in Florida was all about who is the “most conservative” candidate. From the transcript, there are two items worth noting. First, Rep. Tom Tancredo forgets who his friends are. Then John McCain comes up with the best line of the evening. TANCREDO: And, yes, I do think that there are organizations that should be [...]
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Posted on October 19th, 2007 by Leslie Paige
The left-of-center Brookings Institution posted some testimony on lobbying and ethics reforms today and, without having read all of their presecriptions for long-term reforms, they seem to accurately diagnose the main problem when it comes to earmarking, which is the near absence of real transparency. That, and the congenital inability of politicians to simply say “NO” when asked to fund some [...]
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Posted on October 19th, 2007 by Leslie Paige
Pres. Tom Schatz discussed HRSA alma mater pork (the subject of this Porker of the Month) on CNBC Pork Watch. See the interview here. Watch Tom on CNBC every Thursday morning at 7:40am.
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