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CCAGW Honors “Taxpayer Heroes” in Arizona Delegation
For Immediate Release Contact: Daytime: Alexa Moutevelis 202-467-5318
CCAGW Honors “Taxpayer Heroes” in N.C. Delegation
For Immediate Release Contact: Daytime: Alexa Moutevelis 202-467-5318
Flying High: HHS Secretary Proves Pork Can Fly
Mike Leavitt’s got a ticket to ride, and he don’t care. The Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary used a luxury private jet, leased by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention for use only in emergencies, to rack up $720,000, or 60...
Working Group Wastes Our Time
The Citizens’ Health Care Working Group was created by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 to foster a “national discussion” on healthcare to be presented as a report and reviewed by the President and Congress...
CCAGW Declares Victory on House Passage of Line-Item Veto
For Immediate Release Contact: Tom Finnigan
CCAGW to Senate: Defeat Internet Regulation
For Immediate Release Contact: Tom Finnigan
Swimming in Pork
House Appropriations Chairman Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.) went off the deep end recently when he earmarked a whopping $1 million for a swimming pool in his district. Appropriations Committees in the House and Senate act as the gatekeepers to the...
Grifters Give FEMA a Run for Their Money
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released its audit of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina. The report estimated that fraudulent payments totaled between $600...
Forest Party
Every year, South Carolina Forest Service employees participate in the All Employee Conference. The three-day conference has become an all-inclusive vacation on the taxpayers’ dime. Activities include arts and crafts, horseshoes, and senior bingo.

