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The council for citizens against government waste ccagw is the lobbying arm of cagw, organized as a section 501c4 organization and therefore is permitted to engage in direct lobbying. Peter grace and syndicated columnist jack anderson, cagw produces numerous publications including their official newspaper government. This morning, at a press conference at the national press club, citizens against government cagw divulged publicly for the first time that despite the obama administrations and congress claims to the contrary, the cost of pork rose in the fiscal 2009 appropriations bills. The annual pig book has been described as the most unpopular book in washington, said cruz, congratulating citizens against government waste for revealing some of the worst pork. Schatz is a nationallyrecognized spokesperson on government waste and has been interviewed on hundreds of radio talk shows from coast to coast. Today, citizens against government waste cagw released its 2019 congressional pig book, the 27th edition of the groups expose on porkbarrel spending.
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Book published by citizens against government waste. Citizens against government waste cagw is a private, nonpartisan, 501c30 nonprofit organization representing more than one million members and supporters nationwide. Taxpayers should be able to see exactly how much were paying for supplies and services. Cagws mission is to eliminate waste, mismanagement, and inefficiency in the federal governm. To its credit, the government accountability office occasionally issues a report on waste when some member of congress requests it. Citizens against government waste has a program expense percentage of 67. Citizens against government wastes cagw 2019 congressional pig book exposes 282 earmarks, an increase of 21. The federal government wastes your tax dollars worse than a drunken sailor on shore leave. It was the largest amount for pet projects since the moratorium was imposed, said citizens against government waste in its latest pig book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device. Cagw releases 2017 congressional pig book business wire. It has gained some fame for its annual pig book, a list of absurd.
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