UPDATE: CAGW Cites Sen. Stevens’ Pork Following Indictment It is true, the Earl of Earmarks has been indicted on 7 counts of making false statements. According to a Reuters article, A 28-page indictment outlining the charges released by the Justice Department said Stevens provided false information in financial disclosure forms he filed with the Senate [...]
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KSBW: High Gas Prices Could Affect Road Maintenance Transportation Secretary Wants To Overhaul Gas Tax, Highway Funding See Tom Schatz discuss getting rid of the pork to help fund the Federal Highway Trust Fund Video
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See Tom Schatz discuss the Sen. Tom Coburn omnibus on this morning’s CNBC Squawk Box. Video
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CNSNews: $7.5 Million in Taxes Earmarked for Golfing See David Williams in this expose of earmarks for the First Tee golf program: Video
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Washington, D.C. – Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today named Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) its July Porker of the Month for his opposition to an earmark ban and defense of earmarks. Orlando Sentinel, on July 8, Rep. Mica said, “There’s no way in hell I would support banning earmarks … That’s our job, getting elected [...]
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Bush Administration Building Its Legacy on the Backs of Taxpayers (Washington, D.C.) – The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today strongly denounced the Bush Administrations’ cave-in on H.R. 3221, The American Housing and Foreclosure Prevention Act. “The Bush Administration’s reversal on its veto threat on H.R. 3221 virtually ensures that taxpayers will be [...]
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The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today released the following excerpt of a letter from CCAGW President Thomas A. Schatz to the Senate: “Before the August recess, you may have the opportunity to vote on the Advance America’s Priorities Act, also known as the “Coburn Omnibus” to address legislative holds that Sen. Tom [...]
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The GAO today released a report detailing $15.8 million dollars in property losses due to outright theft between 2004 and 2007. The Indian Health Service (IHS) is grossly mismanaged, according to the report. When they say equipment, they mean stuff like all-terrain vehicles and tractors, Jaws of Life equipment, laptops containing sensitive data (including social security numbers), and digital cameras. We are [...]
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Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, Google maps is trying to photograph every last inch of the earth (good luck driving to the summit of Mount Everest). In fact, The Washington Examiner ran an article with an accompanying photo of one of the cars used to photograph this. George Orwell must have been [...]
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Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today released its preliminary analysis of the Senate version of the Fiscal 2009 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations Act. There are 574 projects for a total of $436.5 million in this year’s Senate bill. The top five porkers are Senate CJS Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) with [...]
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