The WasteWatcher

Estimates of COVID-19 Relief Fraud Continue to Increase
The government's failure to distribute relief money correctly continues to be unearthed.

GAO Duplication Report Offers Roadmap to Cut Government Waste
The GAO offers commonsense ways to reduce duplicative and wasteful spending.

House Appropriators Incorporate Many of CAGW’s Prime Cuts Recommendations
The House Appropriations Committee passed a bill that includes many of CAGW’s Prime Cuts recommendations.

Increased PFC Fees Would Harm Consumers
Raising the PFC fee is unnecessary and will lead to higher ticket prices for consumers.

Nevada Falls for the Stadium Subsidy Scam
The new ballpark for the Athletics is sure to cost taxpayers for years to come, with little tangible gains in return.

Another Government Report Proves That PBMs Save Taxpayers Money
PBMs lower healthcare costs and another government agency overspent because a PBM was not used.

FDA Flavor Bans Create a Dangerous Black Market
The FDA must now attempt to fix the mess it has created by banning flavored tobacco products.

Biden Administration Warns Against Alternate Engine
The Biden administration, the Pentagon, and taxpayers agree: Congress should eliminate the alternate engine.

Supreme Court Strikes Down President Biden's Student Loan Scheme
Student loan forgiveness would have wasted taxpayer dollars and harmed lower-income Americans.

NTIA Releases Broadband Funding to the States
Federal and state officials should work to use the BEAD funding wisely.

Biden's Budget and the SMART Prices Act Will Devastate Drug Development
Pharmaceutical price controls in President Biden's budget and the SMART Choices Act will devastate drug development.

Lockheed Martin Contradicts Pentagon, Backs Wasteful Alternate Engine
Congress should ignore complaints from Lockheed Martin and defund the wasteful F-35 alternate engine.