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Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Releases 2022 Congressional Ratings
The report identifies members who voted to help protect the taxpayers’ money, and who consistently voted against their interests.
Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Notifies Three Indiana Cities of Petitions Against Broadband Plan
Subsidizing a foreign-based firm with no experience in building broadband networks is reckless.
Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Notifies Shelbyville of Petitions Against Broadband Plan
Meridiam is a foreign-based infrastructure company with no prior experience building broadband networks.
Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Notifies Columbus of Petitions Against Broadband Plan
Meridiam is a foreign-based infrastructure company with no prior experience building broadband networks.
Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Notifies Martinsville of Petitions Against Broadband Plan
Martinsville residents can hardly afford any wasteful use of taxpayer resources.
Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Releases 2021 Congressional Ratings
CCAGW Ratings identifies members whose voting records protected taxpayer dollars, and those who voted against their interests.
CAGW Names Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez November 2021 Porker of the Month
CAGW named Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Porker of the Month for pressuring President Joe Biden to cancel student loan debt.
CAGW Names Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen October 2021 Porker of the Month
Taxpayers should be scared of the army of IRS agents that Secretary Yellen is creating that'll be scrutinizing their finances.
CAGW Names House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Bernie Sanders September 2021 Porkers of the Month
CAGW named House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Bernie Sanders Porkers of the Month for endangering America’s financial stability with their massive spending plan.
CAGW Names Sen. Ed Markey August 2021 Porker of the Month
Ed Markey is the for proposing a taxpayer-funded Civilian Climate Corps that would hire millions of people and cost billions of dollars.
CAGW Names Rep. Peter DeFazio July 2021 Porker of the Month
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) our July 2021 Porker of the Month for introducing the wasteful and earmark-loaded IN
CAGW Names Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand May 2021 Porker of the Month
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is our May 2021 Porker of the Month for saying “paid leave, child care and caregiving” are all “infrastructure.”
