July 29, 2013 U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Sens. Pryor, Boozman, Cochran, Johnson, Moran, and Wicker:
A Diller, A Dollar, A Cost-Saving Scholar
On Monday, July 22nd, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) co-hosted a lunch briefing with the Dollar Coin Alliance (DCA), of which CCAGW is a member. The purpose of the briefing was twofold: first, to reiterate the benefits and considerable cost savings to be realized by a transition from the dollar bill to […]
CAGW Issues Spending Cut Alert: Senate THUD Appropriations
For Immediate Release Contact: Leslie K. Paige 202-467-5334 July 23, 2013 Luke Gelber 202-467-5318
Get a Dog
In Washington, there is an old saying. If you want a friend, get a dog. Figuratively speaking, it looks like Obamacare needs to find a dog. The bad news about Obamacare and its implementation problems started as a trickle earlier this year but as it gets closer to October 1 when the Exchanges are suppose […]
SIRF’s Up!
Unfortunately, the title does not refer to the ideal sea conditions preferred by surfers . Instead, the acronym SIRF stands for “Stolen Identity Refund Fraud,” a crime that is rising in Florida and beyond, to include nearby Georgia and farther-away Michigan. Given the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS’) apparent inability to prevent this crime in the […]
Support FCC Reform Bills
July 11, 2013 U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Washington, DC 20515 Dear Subcommittee Members,
In the Year 2015
By now you have heard how the Obama Administration is delaying the implementation of the employer mandate for Obamacare until 2015. While detractors of the law claim the motive behind the delay is to stop mass chaos just before the 2014 election that will harm Democrats, defenders sight other reasons. Valarie Jarrett, senior advisor to […]
Open Letter to Speaker Boehner: Ensure Open Process on “Farm-Only” Farm Bill
July 9, 2013 Dear Speaker Boehner,
What “Big Daddy” Unruh Would Say About “Big Sugar”
The late Jesse Unruh – the colorful former Speaker of the California State Assembly and supposedly nicknamed “Big Daddy” either by bombshell Raquel Welch or after Tennessee Williams’ patriarch in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (depending on which urban legend you prefer) – was famous for many things, not the least of which was […]