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CAGW Releases March 2016 WasteWatcher

For Immediate ReleaseContact: Curtis Kalin 202-467-5318
March 18, 2016 

(Washington, D.C.) – Today Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its March WasteWatcher, a monthly dispatch to members of the news media, highlighting some of the most prominent fiscal issues affecting American taxpayers.  The stories from its March edition of WasteWatcher are listed in part as follows:

How to Stop the Death Spiral in Puerto Rico

In late June, 2015, Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla said that the island could not meet its obligations to pay off $72 billion in the combined debt of the territorial government and municipalities.  In November 2015, the U.S. Treasury Department agreed that the territory was insolvent.  Garcia Padilla then called the situation a “death spiral” during a hearing on December 1, 2015.

March 18, 2016 — Rachel Cole 1458317222

Open Competition for State Department Contracts

The Honorable Ed Royce

Chairman

Committee on Foreign Affairs

U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, D.C. 20515

 

The Honorable Eliot Engel

Ranking Member

Committee on Foreign Affairs

U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, D.C. 20515

 

The Honorable Jason Chaffetz

Chairman

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, D.C. 20515

 

The Honorable Elijah Cummings

Ranking Member

CAGW Releases November 2015 WasteWatcher

For Immediate ReleaseContact: Curtis Kalin 202-467-5318
November 19, 2015 

The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Intellectual Property

On October 5, 2015, negotiations for the TPPA concluded and a summary of the 30 chapters of the agreement was released.  Chapter 18 of the agreement specifically discusses the rights and responsibilities of each TPP member nation in protecting IP.  The 12 TPPA member nations are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam. 

November 19, 2015 — Deborah Collier 1447963863

CAGW Goes Trick-or-Treating For 2015

For Immediate ReleaseContact: Curtis Kalin 202-467-5318
October 29, 2015 

CAGW Releases July 2015 WasteWatcher

For Immediate ReleaseContact: Curtis Kalin 202-467-5318
July 14, 2015 

(Washington, D.C.) – Today Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its July WasteWatcher, a monthly dispatch to members of the news media, highlighting some of the most prominent fiscal issues affecting American taxpayers.  The stories from its July edition of WasteWatcher are listed in part as follows:

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