This week, the Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 2020 Congressional Pig Book, the 28th edition of the group’s Exposé on pork-barrel spending. CAGW President Tom Schatz was joined on a virtual press conference on CAGW’s Facebook Live by Sen. Marcia Blackburn (R-Tenn.),… Read More ›
Citizens Against Government Waste
Florida Republican Congressman Tom Rooney labeled ‘Porker of the Month’
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has named Florida Republican Rep. Tom Rooney Porker of the Month for continuing his reckless push to revive congressional earmarks. Last fall – just days after Americans voted to “drain the swamp” in Washington –… Read More ›
CAGW out with 2014 Pig Book today exposing wasteful earmarks
Earlier today, at a press conference at the Phoenix Park Hotel on Capitol Hill, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) divulged publicly 109 earmarks costing taxpayers $2.7 billion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014. This marks the second time CAGW… Read More ›