The WasteWatcher

The WasteWatcher is the staff blog of Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) and the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW). For questions, contact blog@cagw.org.

A National Framework is Needed for Privacy Protection

September 16, 2019 - 10:03 — Deborah Collier

Congress must promptly address consumer data privacy.

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House Democrats Going Big in Green New Deal Corporate Giveaways

September 12, 2019 - 16:53 — Allen Johnson

House Ways and Means Chairman Neal wants to go big on green energy package.

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Speaker Pelosi's Drug Pricing Proposal is Here - It's Not Good

September 10, 2019 - 15:27 — Elizabeth Wright

The culprits who are really ripping off Americans are countries that utilize price controls and draft off U.S. funded research.

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Passing USMCA Must be Top Fall Priority for Congress

September 10, 2019 - 12:05 — Peter Klensch

The time has come for the 25-year-old NAFTA to receive a much-needed update.

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Time is Ticking on USMCA

September 10, 2019 - 10:12 — Deborah Collier

In 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into force, creating a partnership between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico that progressively eliminated tariffs and all duties and quantitative restrictions, except for a limited number of agriculture products, traded with Canada, that were eliminated by 2008.

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Michigan Governor Bans E-Cigarettes - A Really Bad Idea

September 5, 2019 - 16:58 — Elizabeth Wright

Yesterday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) banned flavored e-cigarettes, making it the first state in the nation to do so. The governor’s actions follow closely the actions of San Francisco where city officials banned the sale of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), or e-cigarettes, that have not received approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Both the governor and San Francisco’s Board of Super

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Can Congress Prevent Another Government Shutdown?

September 5, 2019 - 13:35 — Allen Johnson

Both chambers need to reach an agreement on government spending.

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Secretary Esper's Reforms Face Long Odds

September 3, 2019 - 16:31 — Sean Kennedy

New Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper has prioritized reforming the way the Pentagon spends money. Predecessors with similar goals failed miserably.

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NIH Should Close Montana Facility to Pay for $1.3 Billion of Repairs

August 29, 2019 - 16:27 — Allen Johnson

Current state of NIH facilities could undermine life saving research.

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China Sets New Tariffs On U.S. Goods

August 23, 2019 - 12:55 — Allen Johnson

Trump Lashes Out At China.

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