CAGW Releases November WasteWatcher

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A Monthly Dispatch From Citizens Against Government Waste

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW):

Earmark Moratorium: Earmarks Live On, Transparency Does NotBy Sean Kennedy

Considering that an earmark moratorium is in effect, Citizens Against Government Waste’s (CAGW) Pork Patrol sure seems to be uncovering a lot of earmarks…

Government in the Grocery Cart: $15 Billion to Influence Consumer BehaviorBy Erica Gordon

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is wrought with onerous mandates, tax increases, Medicare cuts, unfunded Medicaid expansions, and numerous budgetary gimmicks…

FCC Delivers a Turkey for ThanksgivingBy Deborah Collier

Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is dropping a regulatory turkey on everyone’s doorstep…

Time to De-Friend Bad Federal ContractorsBy PJ Austin

Waste and fraud among federal government contractors and vendors is nothing new. Congress after Congress has tried to put an end to the abuses to no avail…

Dismantle the USDA’s Milk Marketing Order SystemBy Leslie Paige

Reports on the progress of Congress’s Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction in its quest to identify $1.2 trillion in savings by November 23, 2011 are decidedly mixed…

Using Broadband Spectrum Auctions to Reduce the DeficitBy Deborah Collier

As the White House, Congress and particularly the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction look for ways to reduce spending and enhance revenues, close scrutiny is being given to both the allocation of broadband spectrum and the use of voluntary spectrum auctions to raise revenue for deficit reduction…

Congress and the Criminal CLASSBy Luke Gelber

When President Obama signed his contentious healthcare bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), on March 23, 2010, his administration and a Democratic Congress had spent months convincing many lawmakers, pundits, and voters that expanding subsidized healthcare was not only the right thing to do, but that it would be beneficial for taxpayers in the long term…

Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW)Leslie Paige, 202-467-5334orLuke Gelber, 202-467-5318

Source: Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW)

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