Several key moves by the “leadership” of the Republican Party over the past few weeks have made one thing abundantly clear; even to the casual observer, they just don’t care anymore about the issues important to the Conservative base of the…
Category: Spending
CAGW Names Rep. Doris Matsui Porker of the Month
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) is speechless after naming Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) as its September 2013 Porker of the Month for her increasingly vocal support of a proposed expansion of the Lifeline Program, popularly referred to…
Mr. Boehner, the House must defund, not delay, Obamacare!
In a display of the type of leadership that earned John Boehner enshrinement in the G.O.P. Hall of Shame—he was our first inductee—the “RINO from Ohio” is about to cave on one of the issues that put him and the Republicans in…
CAGW Names Reps. Donna Edwards and Eddie Bernice Johnson Porkers of the Month
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) is over the moon about its July 2013 Porkers of the Month: Reps. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas), who co-sponsored H.R. 2617, the Apollo Lunar Landing Legacy Act,…
CAGW Names Sen. Dean Heller Porker of the Month
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) its June Porker of the Month for using immigration legislation to solidify federal tourism subsidies in his home state. Sen. Heller appears to have held out…
CAGW Names Sen. Mary Landrieu Porker of the Month
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) its May 2013 Porker of the Month for her sour comments on sugar reform in the Senate version of the 2013 farm bill. The United States…
CAGW Names FHA Commissioner Galante Porker of the Month
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner Carol Galante its April 2013 Porker of the Month for her agency’s apparent desire to rekindle the financial crisis of 2008 by developing new ways…