Citizens Against Government Waste

America's #1 taxpayer watchdog. Eliminating gov't waste, fraud, & abuse. #PigBook authors. CCAGW lobbies for waste-cutting policies. President @ThomasASchatz.

[Citizens Against Government Waste @GovWaste]

Sen. @PattyMurray and @RepChuck Fleischmann are leading the way for feeding at the trough and receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in pork-barrel earmarks.

[Citizens Against Government Waste @GovWaste]

The 2026 Congressional Pig Book exposes 8,392 earmarks costing $23.7 billion.

[Senator Rand Paul @SenRandPaul]

Thank you, @GovWaste, for having me join the launch of the 2026 Congressional Pig Book. This year's edition exposes 8,392 earmarks costing $23.7 billion.

That's billions of your tax dollars for lawmakers to secure their re-elections with earmarks, which I vehemently oppose.

[Citizens Against Government Waste @GovWaste]

It's finally here!

Today, we released the 2026 Congressional Pig Book.

It exposes 8,392 earmarks costing $23.7 billion in fiscal year 2026. https://t.co/OctHd4rja2

[WifiForward @WifiForward]

Demand for #WiFi is surging, making it more important than ever to protect and expand unlicensed spectrum. In a new blog post, @GovWaste highlights @ABIresearch’s May report, which demonstrates the need to preserve 6 GHz for unlicensed use at WRC-27.
https://t.co/cUP0Xu8dMk

[NCTA - The Internet & Television Association @NCTAitv]

Wi-Fi innovation is booming since the FCC opened the 6 GHz band for unlicensed use in 2020: devices using the band grew from 200 million to 1.1 billion in just five years.

@GovWaste shares why the U.S. should protect the 6 GHz band ahead of WRC-27.
https://t.co/oTQK6ZRfj9

[Citizens Against Government Waste @GovWaste]

The Tennessee legislature has unwisely passed legislation that will force more than 125 pharmacies to close, cause thousands of job losses, reduce mail order prescriptions for veterans, and restrict specialty drugs for diseases like cancer; Gov. Lee should veto the bill. https://t.co/5YzKCwnDys

[Citizens Against Government Waste @GovWaste]

Thank you, @RepAaronBean for introducing the Abolish the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Act to end @CMSInnovates.

This wasteful, ineffective bureaucracy has failed patients and taxpayers for years.

Read CCAGW’s statement of support: https://t.co/mnQkDBYGXe

[Citizens Against Government Waste @GovWaste]

ICYMI: Chairwoman McClain Highlights Working Families Tax Cuts as Return to America’s Founding Principles - https://t.co/gCEJ9iPQBH

[Citizens Against Government Waste @GovWaste]

CCAGW’s case study of CMMI’s WiSER model, which uses opaque AI algorithms to decide which treatments can be authorized for Medicare patients even if a provider says they are medically necessary, is another example of why CMMI should be eliminated. https://t.co/JaZn7kHheA

[Citizens Against Government Waste @GovWaste]

For 15 years, the @CMSgov Innovation Center has lost billions of dollars. @RepAdrianSmith is right — Congress needs to act.

[Ways and Means Committee @WaysandMeansGOP]

Today, the full Committee will be holding a hearing with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discuss the priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services.

TUNE IN @ 9 AM

https://t.co/m2qDt2vMvg

[Citizens Against Government Waste @GovWaste]

New op-ed from @RepLisaMcClain and @ThomasASchatz:
When President @realDonaldTrump signed the Working Families Tax Cuts into law on July 4, it was more than a legislative achievement. It was a recommitment to our founding values of liberty, putting power back into the hands of the people. It was a line in the sand: Keep your hands off Americans’ paychecks. https://t.co/Xoewd8SYGC

[Citizens Against Government Waste @GovWaste]

Instead of asking for more money and getting a potential taxpayer bailout, the USPS should impose a hiring freeze, stop building new processing facilities, and increase the use of private sector processing and transportation of mail and packages to substantially cut costs. https://t.co/BusPd8U5xb

[Citizens Against Government Waste @GovWaste]

Fixing errors in @CMSinnovates demos is always smart, but eliminating CMMI entirely is the wiser model. https://t.co/lfoinh9TEl

[Joni Ernst @SenJoniErnst]

The high-speed rail project is now almost $100 billion over budget. It was supposed to be completed years ago, but not a single rail has been laid yet.

It’s time to bring this financial train wreck to a squealing stop.

Even Gavin Newsom’s Secretary of Transportation @ToksOmishakin agrees!

[Evan Swarztrauber @SayreEvan]

@NTIAgov @MPORielly Good writeup as well by @govwaste: https://t.co/n6q1brbPD5

[Ted Hearn @TedatPolicyband]

■ @GovWaste analyst Alec Mena: Abolish @USDA RuralUtilitiesService (RUS)
■ @CWAUnion Rallies Members to Support Title II for VoIP
■ @NCTAitv Says as Mobile Prices Drop, Users Buy More
■ @Amazonleo Adds 29 Satellites to LEO Constellation
■ Shocker: House Democrats Actually Praise @howardlutnick New Technology-Neutral BEAD Rules
■ Is the Mob Walking Off with @ATT Copper Plant?
■ @Optimum EVP & General Counsel Michael E. Olsen Retiring at End of 2027
https://t.co/pccNlyTJcX

[Joni Ernst @SenJoniErnst]

These boondoggles are off the tracks, and it’s past time to bring them to a squealing halt! 

That starts with passing my Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act, so taxpayers know if projects are $1 billion over budget or five years behind schedule. 

Taxpayers should no longer be taken for a ride on government gravy trains. 🚂 🐷

[Rand Paul @RandPaul]

Governing by crisis is a terrible way to run a country. The spending fight is coming again in September. Let’s have it over reckless spending increases, not basics like TSA employee salaries. @CBSSunday

[House Budget GOP @HouseBudgetGOP]

🚨Chairman @RepArrington on @SquawkCNBC:

"There’s a boatload of waste and fraud. Just look at watchdog groups’ reports—$180 billion annually in improper payments. You look at the earned income tax credit program—one program—it loses 30 cents on the dollar. That massive 180 billion in annual improper payments is three times the Homeland Security budget.”