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Press ReleaseCAGW To Obama: Shut Down the JSF Alternate Engine
The President’s new defense blueprint will determine If he is serious about cutting waste.
Press ReleaseCCAGW Urges Senate GOP: Place Sen. Coburn on Senate Approps!
For Immediate Release: April 29, 2009
The WasteWatcherEnergy Battle Heats Up
Americans are feeling some relief from the drop in gas prices, which were more than $4.00 per gallon last summer and now hover around $2.25 per gallon. After expectations that winter home heating costs would rise dramatically above the prior year,...
The WasteWatcherTaking Taxpayers for a Ride
Most Americans have a favorite train story. When my parents took my brother, sister and me out West in 1966, we took the overnight train from Denver to Salt Lake City. We were awed by the beautiful scenery from the dome cars, ate well, slept...
The WasteWatcherThe First Cut Is The Lamest, Not The Deepest
In February, President Obama introduced a $3.69 trillion budget for the 2010 fiscal year, a proposal that would, according the Heritage Foundation, increase spending by $1 trillion over the next ten years, lead to a 12 percent increase in...
The WasteWatcherWeatherization Assistance Program – A Perfect Storm of Potential Waste?
President Obama’s $787 billion so-called “stimulus” bill, formally known as the America Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), will have reverberations throughout the economy for years to come. The contained a wide range of new government spending...
Press ReleaseCCAGW to Congress: Enough of the Faux Fury!
Taxpayer Watchdog Urges “No” Vote on Bogus AIG Bonus Bill
Press ReleaseCCAGW Calls Failed Omnibus Vote An Urgent Wake-Up Call
For Immediate Release: March 6, 2009 Contact: Leslie K. Paige 202-467-5334
The WasteWatcherObama’s Earmark Reform? ShamWow!
On March 11, 2009 President Obama signed the fiscal year (FY) 2009 omnibus appropriations bill, which contained the nine remaining 2009 spending bills worth $410 billion. After making dizzying campaign promises to eliminate congressional earmarking...
The WasteWatcherEthical Lapses
In November, 2006, just after the sweeping victory by Democrats in the House of Representatives, the newly-minted Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) promised that her leadership team would create “the most honest, most open, and most...
The WasteWatcherJoint Strike Fighter: Platform for Waste?
Designed for service by the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and eight international partners, the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program is expected to produce an aircraft with a few variations that will ultimately replace the in-service F-16 and F/A-18...
Press ReleaseCCAGW Urges Obama to Preserve Executive Order on Earmarks
For Immediate Release Contacts: Leslie K. Paige 202-467-5334
