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Letters to Officials

CCAGW Urges Leaders of House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to Support H.R. 5749, H.R. 5457, and H.R. 143

Stronger oversight bills will help track official time costs, cut duplicative software spending, and sunset unauthorized programs.

Grigory Menshikov December 1, 2025
Letters to Officials

CCAGW Joins Coalition Opposing the Increase in FDIC Deposit Insurance Limits

Raising FDIC insurance limits for business accounts imposes high costs, risks moral hazard, and harms consumers.

Grigory Menshikov November 19, 2025
The WasteWatcher

Committee Hearing Should End Calls for Deposit Insurance Increase

Bank failures were caused by mismanagement and poor oversight and no level of deposit insurance would have stopped their demise.

Thomas Schatz November 18, 2025
Testimony

Testimony Before the House Committee on Financial Services on Deposit Insurance

Raising FDIC insurance limit to $10 million will increase risk, moral hazard, and taxpayer burden instead of preventing bank failures.  Banking industry needs better oversight, not raised guarantees.

Grigory Menshikov November 18, 2025
Letters to Officials

CCAGW Urges Leaders of House of Representatives and Senate Armed Services Committees to Oppose Section 1564 in S. 2296

NDAA Section 1564 lets Department of Defense veto any attempts to obtain spectrum for non-military uses, hindering telecom. 

Grigory Menshikov November 13, 2025
State Action

CCAGW Urges Ohio Senators to Oppose SB 198

SB 198 would change how the federal 340B Drug Discount Program operates in the Buckeye State

Alec Mena November 11, 2025
Press Release

“Most Favored Nation” Implementation Expands Dangerous CMMI Authority

Washington, D.C.

Alexandra Abrams November 7, 2025
State Action

CCAGW Urges Ohio Representatives to Oppose HB 276

HB 276 would change how the federal 340B Drug Discount Program operates in Ohio.

Alec Mena November 3, 2025
Letters to Officials

CCAGW Urges House of Representatives to Support Overturning Improper Use of E-Rate Funds

S.J. Res.7 blocks the FCC’s E-Rate expansion, which misuses funds, raises taxes, and exceeds the program’s intent.

Grigory Menshikov October 31, 2025
Letters to Officials

CCAGW Urges Senate to Oppose the CMMI Models That Use MFN Pricing

Using Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test Most Favored Nation pricing combines failed agency with bad policy.

Grigory Menshikov October 28, 2025
Letters to Officials

CCAGW Urges House of Representatives to Oppose the CMMI Models That Use MFN Pricing

Using Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test Most Favored Nation pricing combines failed agency with bad policy.

Grigory Menshikov October 28, 2025
Testimony

Testimony Before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on 340B

The 340B Drug Discount Program has drifted from its original mission of helping patients.  The reforms promoted by CCAGW and the Senate HELP Committee majority staff report would fix 340B and restore the program to its original mission. 

Eric Maus October 22, 2025

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