June 8, 2026 The Honorable Jeff Landry Governor of the State of Louisiana 900 North 3rd Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804 Dear Governor Landry, On behalf of the 2,870 members and supporters of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) in the state of Louisiana, I urge you to veto SB 401, which would […]
Statement for the Record Thomas A. Schatz President Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade U.S. House of Representatives June 3, 2026 Examining Legislation To Establish A Federal Comprehensive Privacy and Data Security Law Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, my name is […]
May 26, 2026 Dear Representative, We appreciate your leadership in advancing President Trump’s agenda to reduce government spending and restore accountability by reining in bureaucracy and rooting out waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement in Washington. That work is essential, and as you move forward to build on your success for the remainder of the 119th […]
May 26, 2026 The Honorable Mike Dunleavy Governor of the State of Alaska Alaska State Capital, Executive Floor 120 4th Street Juneau, Alaska 99811 Dear Governor Dunleavy, On behalf of the members and supporters of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) in Alaska, I urge you to use your line-item veto on Section […]
May 21, 2026 U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator, You will soon be considering S. Con. Res. 33, a concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035. On behalf of the more than one million […]
May 20, 2026 Dear Representative/Senator, As organizations committed to fiscal responsibility, transparency, and pro-growth public policy, we write to express our support for H.R. 7742, the bipartisan Keep It Moving Act, which would establish a 180-day limit for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act on license transfer or assignment applications and other transactions under […]
April 29, 2026 Dear Member, As you discuss the Farm Bill, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) would like you to consider defunding the Rural Utilities Service’s (RUS) broadband programs. As noted in an April 1, 2026, blog post, a May 10, 2023 Government Accountability Office report found 133 broadband programs spread across 15 federal agencies, and […]
April 16, 2026 Minnesota Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155 Dear Senator, Today, the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee is expected to vote on SF 4365. On behalf of the 6,307 members and supporters of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) in […]
April 13, 2026 Tennessee House of Representatives Tennessee State Capitol 600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Nashville, Tennessee 37243 Dear Representative, A vote has been scheduled on April 13, 2026, in the Tennessee House of Representatives on HB 1898, the Artificial Intelligence Public Safety and Child Protection Transparency Act. On behalf of the 5,441 […]
April 6, 2026 Louisiana Senate Commerce Committee 900 North 3rd Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804 Dear Senator, On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, the Commerce Committee may consider SB 209, a bill to amend the Local Government Fair Competition Act. On behalf of the 2,868 members and supporters of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste […]
