Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Leslie Paige
CCAGW’s 2007 Congressional Ratings came out yesterday and you may be wondering how the presidential nominees did. • Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) 2007 rating was 10 percent, making his lifetime score 18 percent. The 2008 Congressional Pig Book contained 53 earmarks worth $97.4 million for Sen. Obama, including $1,648,850 for the Shedd Aquarium. • Sen. [...]
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Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Leslie Paige
The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today released its 2007 Congressional Ratings. Since 1991, CCAGW has examined roll-call votes to separate the taxpayer advocates in Congress from those who favor wasteful programs and pork-barrel spending. See how your member of Congress rated: 2007 Senate Scorecard 2007 House Scorecard At a Glance Press Release
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Posted on August 26th, 2008 by Leslie Paige
CAGW cited in this Washington Times piece about Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.): Lobby ties counter Biden’s ‘outsider’ label …All of which makes Mr. Biden a veteran of the types of insider fights that “outsiders” are supposed to eschew. “He’s no stranger to how the system works,” said David Williams, vice president [...]
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Posted on August 26th, 2008 by Leslie Paige
This morning’s on CNBC Squawk Box: Discussing Congress footing the bill for lavish parties and other celebrations at the national conventions, with Tom Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste VIDEO
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Posted on August 21st, 2008 by Leslie Paige
August 2008 Incensed Over Incentives By Leslie K. Paige The housing bailout bill that President Bush signed on July 23, 2008, H.R. 3221, is a $300 billion handout to home builders, mortgage companies who made bad loans and borrowers who took loans for homes they could not afford. It turns out that there were other [...]
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Posted on August 20th, 2008 by CAGW Staff
Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States clearly says, “Representation and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers … . The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of [...]
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Posted on August 19th, 2008 by Leslie Paige
Citizens Against Government Waste today released its preliminary analysis of the Senate version of the Fiscal 2009 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Act. There are 601 projects for a total of $906.2 million in this year’s Senate bill. The dollar amount of the most notorious depository of pork in THUD, the Economic Development [...]
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Posted on August 18th, 2008 by Leslie Paige
The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today expressed support for a provision in the Higher Education Opportunity Act (H.R. 4137) introduced by Rep. Ric Keller (R-Fla.) that will redirect wasteful grants from sex offenders to the hard-working students who need them. … READ MORE
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Posted on August 13th, 2008 by Leslie Paige
CAGW Names Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid Porkers of the Month Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Washington Office: Phone: 202-225-4965 Fax: 202-225-8259 http://www.house.gov/pelosi Email Form Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Washington Office: Phone: 202-224-3542 Fax: 202-224-7327 http://reid.senate.gov/ Email Form
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Posted on August 12th, 2008 by Leslie Paige
See CAGW President Tom Schatz discuss the GOP House energy protest on this morning’s CNBC’s Squawk Box. VIDEO Related posts: Let’s See the Votes… Live from the House Republican Energy Debate Republicans Stay in DC to Demand Energy Vote
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