Posted on September 29th, 2010 by Leslie Paige
The Capital News Connection reports today that the cost of running Congress itself has skyrocketed by 89 percent over the last ten years, three times the rate of inflation! In the current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, taxpayers are spending $5.42 billion to run the Second Branch of government. In fiscal year 2000, the [...]
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Posted on September 28th, 2010 by CAGW Staff
The Senate voted today (September 28) to end debate to get ready to vote on a stop gap spending measure. According to The Hill: The Senate voted 84-14 on Tuesday to end debate and move to consideration of a stopgap spending measure to avoid a government shutdown later this week. Senators could vote on [...]
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Posted on September 28th, 2010 by Leslie Paige
(Washington, D.C.) – Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today named Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) September Porker of the Month for leading the effort to postpone a debate on extending the Bush tax cuts and creating more uncertainly in the economy at a time when taxpayers and businesses have been clamoring for clarity. The [...]
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Posted on September 24th, 2010 by Sean Kennedy
Maybe this year will be different. Oh, the familiar refrain of taxpayers, who for several years have witnessed, despite significant opposition, the continued funding of the F136 alternate engine. However, good news arrived from the Senate last week: on September 14, 2010, the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee refused to fund the alternate engine, endorsing a single-engine [...]
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Posted on September 23rd, 2010 by Erica Gordon
Yesterday, Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) introduced the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act as the companion bill to Rep. Geoff Davis’ (R-Ky.) legislation, H.R. 3765. “I applaud Congressman Davis’ leadership to put a stop to the Obama Administration’s costly anti-free market regulations that are destroying jobs,” said Senator DeMint. “I’m excited to work [...]
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Posted on September 22nd, 2010 by Leslie Paige
CCAGW’s VP of Policy David Williams is on the Spending Revolt bus in Florida this week. Here is an excerpt from his trip. September 21, 2010 Little Havana (Miami) was the first stop of the day. I was accompanied by Jim Martin of 60+, David Rivera, a congressional candidate and Ray Noonan with Independent [...]
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Posted on September 20th, 2010 by Leslie Paige
Taxpayers know that the federal government wastes massive amounts of limited resources on wasteful, redundant, and overpriced programs. A March 8, 2010 USA Today story illustrated just how far the feds have gone in overpaying their employees: Average federal salaries exceed average private-sector pay in 83 percent of comparable occupations. The article stated that the [...]
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Posted on September 20th, 2010 by CAGW Staff
Biennial Budgeting, not a subject that inflames the passions of the American taxpayer. But, Biennial Budgeting is a concept that could work and be good for the country. The overarching goal behind biennial budgeting is to provide a long-term perspective for Congress. It allows representatives and senators to devote more time in office to investigating [...]
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Posted on September 17th, 2010 by Sean Kennedy
According to a September 9, 2010 article in the Washington Post, Capitol Hill staffers owed $9.3 million in back taxes at the conclusion of last year. Although this represents only a portion of the collective $1 billion in back taxes owed by the federal work force at large, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) stated that [...]
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Posted on September 16th, 2010 by Leslie Paige
With Republicans riding high on positive election prospects in November, they are starting to telegraph their game plan of how they will govern if they win the majority in the House. One of their policy positions that they have hinted at changing is the earmarking process (and maybe not in a good way). According to [...]
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