CCAGW Urges Indiana State Senate to Oppose Excise and Cigarette Taxes in HB 1001

February 25, 2021 Indiana State Senate 200 West Washington Street, Room 206, Indianapolis, Indiana  46204-2785 Dear Senator, On behalf of the 32,026 members and supporters of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste in the state of Indiana, I urge you to oppose increasing the tax on cigarettes to .50 per pack of regular cigarettes, […]

Statement for the Record Opposing Raise in Minimum Wage

February 24, 2021 Chairman Bernie Sanders Ranking Member Lindsey Graham U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget 624 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C.  20510 Dear Chairman Bernie Sanders and Ranking Member Graham, On behalf of the more than 1 million members and supporters of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW), I am submitting […]

CCAGW Joins Coalition Endorsing the Fair and Open Competition Act

February 24, 2021 The Honorable Todd Young United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510   The Honorable Ted Budd United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515   Dear Senator Young and Representative Budd,   On behalf of the undersigned organizations, representing a diverse coalition of taxpayer, free market, and consumer advocates, we write to express […]

Statement for the Record Opposing Raise in Minimum Wage

February 24, 2021 Chairman Bernie Sanders Ranking Member Lindsey Graham U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget 624 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C.  20510 Dear Chairman Bernie Sanders and Ranking Member Graham,  On behalf of the more than 1 million members and supporters of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW), I am submitting […]

CCAGW Weighs in on the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2021 (H.R. 803)

February 24, 2021 U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Representative, You will soon consider H.R. 803, the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2021 (Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act). On behalf of the more than one million members and supporters of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW), I urge you to […]

CCAGW Joins Coalition Urging GSE Housing Reform

February 22, 2021 The Honorable Sherrod Brown Chairman Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Maxine Waters Chairwoman Committee on Financial Services Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Pat Toomey Ranking Member Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Patrick McHenry Ranking Member Committee on Financial Services Washington, […]

CCAGW Leads Coalition Urging Congress to Reject the Restoration of Earmarks

February 23, 2021 Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of the undersigned organizations and our millions of members and supporters from across the country, we urge you to reject the proposed restoration of earmarks being considered by House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.).  Earmarks are one […]

CCAGW Urges Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to Sign SB 76

February 17, 2021 The Honorable Kay Ivey  The Office of Alabama Governor 600 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, Alabama  36130 Dear Governor Ivey,  On behalf of the 21,054 members and supporters of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste in Alabama, I urge you to sign SB 76, a bill to provide enhanced application processing for wireless […]

CCAGW Urges North Dakota Senate to Oppose SB 2170

February 12, 2021 North Dakota Senate  600 East Boulevard Bismarck, North Dakota  58505-0360 Dear Senator, On behalf of the 4,460 members and supporters of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) in North Dakota, I urge you to oppose SB 2170.  SB 2170 adopts price controls, which throughout history are known to distort markets, hurt […]

No Price Controls in Covid-19 Relief Package

February 10, 2021 House Energy and Commerce Committee 2322 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C.  20515 Dear Representative, It is our understanding that a Medicaid drug pricing policy will be inserted in the COVID-19 relief package that you are scheduled to mark up in committee tomorrow.  This sounds like H.R. 107, the contentious legislation that […]