District of Columbia (D.C.) Mayor Muriel Bowser and the City Council are proposing to give a billion-dollar taxpayer handout to the Washington Commanders for a new football field to replace Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Stadium. While Mayor Bowser is championing the deal as a defining achievement of her administration, giving more than $1 billion to […]
Fighting the Good Fight on World Vape Day
Vaping and other tobacco harm reduction (THR) products have improved the health of millions of people by helping them stop smoking traditional cigarettes. On World Vape Day, May 30, 2025, supporters of THR should use this occasion to continue this momentum and fight against the barriers that restrict access to such products. THR products have […]
This Week in Waste – May 30, 2025
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. Congress to Vote on Codifying DOGE Cuts Congress is expected to take up a recissions […]
House Reconciliation Package Restores Spectrum Auction Authority
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has supported spectrum auction authority for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for many years. H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (reconciliation) passed by the House of Representatives restores this authority through fiscal year (FY) 2034, more than two years after it expired on March 9, 2023. The renewal […]
Remembering Those Who Served
Many view the Memorial Day weekend as the official start of summer, filled with festivals, parades, and of course, sales on a variety of products. But the underlying reason for the holiday is to remember and honor those who fought, served and made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our nation and the freedoms guaranteed by […]
This Week in Waste – May 23, 2025
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and effort to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. The F-35 Alternate Engine Should Not Be Revived There should be no third bite at […]
The Alternate Engine is a Settled Issue
There should be no third bite at the taxpayers’ money for the twice-killed alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). In 2011, following years of opposition from multiple presidential administrations and the Department of Defense (DOD), along with a coalition of taxpayer organizations, the first attempt to provide an alternate engine for the […]
Reconciliation Bill Moves the Country in the Right Direction
Taxpayers should be viewing the ongoing efforts to pass the “Big Beautiful Bill” also known as budget reconciliation with excitement as the committees wrap up their work on their sections of the bill. On May 13, 2025, the House Committee on Ways and Means finalized its section of the reconciliation bill, setting the country on […]
This Week in Waste – May 16, 2025
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and effort to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. Missouri Senate Rejects Stadium Funding Bill In the final days of their session, the Missouri […]
Senate Votes to Repeal Taxpayer Funded Wi-Fi Hotspots for Home Use
Citizens Against Government Waste’s (CAGW) comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the “Delete, Delete, Delete” proceeding included the repeal of a regulation that expanded the use of the E-Rate program under the Universal Service Fund (USF) to allows tax dollars to be used for the installation of Wi-Fi hotspots in school buses. The […]