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Citizens Against Government Waste Names Rep. Peter DeFazio July 2021 Porker of the Month

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
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Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) our July 2021 Porker of the Month for introducing the wasteful and earmark-loaded INVEST in America Act.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) our July 2021 Porker of the Month for introducing the wasteful and earmark-loaded INVEST in America Act.
  • Rep. DeFazio led the effort to pass the exorbitantly expensive five-year $715 billion transportation bill , which is chock full of wasteful spending and earmarks.
  • Rep. DeFazio also included Green New Deal policies, claiming that, We have a new existential challenge, which is climate change.
  • Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.

Citizens Against Government Waste Names Rep. Mike Turner June 2021 Porker of the Month

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
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Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Representative Mike Turner (R-Ohio) our June 2021 Porker of the Month for leading the push to add more money for the troubled F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Representative Mike Turner (R-Ohio) our June 2021 Porker of the Month for leading the push to add more money for the troubled F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.
  • In fiscal year (FY) 2021, $1.7 billion in earmarks were added for 17 unrequested F-35 aircraft, bringing the total to $10.6 billion since FY 2001.
  • For wanting to add more money for the F-35, he is an obvious choice for CAGWs June Porker of the Month.
  • Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.

Citizens Against Government Waste Names Rep. Mike Rogers April 2021 Porker of the Month

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Thursday, April 22, 2021
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Even with the moratorium, CAGW continued to identify earmarks, including the 2021 Congressional Pig Book , which includes 285 earmarks costing taxpayers $16.8 billion.

Key Points: 
  • Even with the moratorium, CAGW continued to identify earmarks, including the 2021 Congressional Pig Book , which includes 285 earmarks costing taxpayers $16.8 billion.
  • Earmarks are not a path to unity; they are a road to fiscal ruin for taxpayers who are already saddled with a $28 trillion national debt.
  • Rep. Rogers is going to unnecessarily add billions of dollars to the record deficit and debt, and for that he is CAGW\xe2\x80\x99s April Porker of the Month.\xe2\x80\x9d\nCitizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.
  • For more than two decades, Porker of the Month is a dubious honor given to lawmakers and government officials who have shown a blatant disregard for the interests of taxpayers.\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210422005942/en/\n'

Citizens Against Government Waste Releases 2021 Congressional Pig Book

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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b'Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 2021 Congressional Pig Book , the 29th edition of the group\xe2\x80\x99s expos\xc3\xa9 on pork-barrel spending.\nCAGW President Tom Schatz was joined in a virtual press conference on CAGW\xe2\x80\x99s Facebook Live by Reps. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Kevin Hern (R-Okla.).

Key Points: 
  • b'Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 2021 Congressional Pig Book , the 29th edition of the group\xe2\x80\x99s expos\xc3\xa9 on pork-barrel spending.\nCAGW President Tom Schatz was joined in a virtual press conference on CAGW\xe2\x80\x99s Facebook Live by Reps. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Kevin Hern (R-Okla.).
  • Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.
  • This private organization should be privately funded, like its geographical counterpart, the North-South Center, which stopped receiving earmarks in 2001.
  • The 2021 Congressional Pig Book is a must read and shows why bringing back earmarks is a slap in the face to every taxpayer.\xe2\x80\x9d\nCitizens Against Government Waste is the nation\xe2\x80\x99s largest nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210414005634/en/\n'

MEDIA ALERT: 2021 Congressional Pig Book Virtual Press Conference

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021
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b"The little pink book that makes Washington, D.C. squeal is back.

Key Points: 
  • b"The little pink book that makes Washington, D.C. squeal is back.
  • Tomorrow, April 14, 2021, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) will release the 2021 Congressional Pig Book at a virtual press conference on Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/CAGW at 10:00 a.m. EDT.\n\xe2\x80\x8bThe 2021 Congressional Pig Book features a complete database of pork projects identified by CAGW and the 2021 Pig Book Summary profiles the most egregious examples of earmarks from the fiscal year (FY) 2021 appropriations bills.
  • This year marks CAGW's 29th edition of its expos\xc3\xa9 on pork-barrel spending.\nWe will be joined by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Reps. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Kevin Hern (R-Okla.).
  • Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.

Citizens Against Government Waste Names Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Sen. Patrick Leahy March 2021 Porkers of the Month

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) our March 2021 Porkers of the Month for bringing back corrupt, costly, and inequitable earmarks.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) our March 2021 Porkers of the Month for bringing back corrupt, costly, and inequitable earmarks.
  • CAGWs earmark database contains 111,114 earmarks that have cost taxpayers $375.7 billion since the first Congressional Pig Book was released in 1991.
  • CAGW President Tom Schatz said, It is appalling that Rep. DeLauro and Sen. Leahy have agreed to a plan to bring back pork-barrel earmarks.
  • Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.

Citizens Against Government Waste Releases 2020 Congressional Pig Book

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020
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Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 2020 Congressional Pig Book, the 28th edition of the groups expos on pork-barrel spending.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 2020 Congressional Pig Book, the 28th edition of the groups expos on pork-barrel spending.
  • Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.).
  • 2020 Congressional Pig Book facts:
    The 2020 Congressional Pig Book exposes $15.9 billion worth of earmarks in fiscal year (FY) 2020, an increase of 3.9 percent from the $15.3 billion in FY 2019.
  • Citizens Against Government Waste is the nations largest nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.

MEDIA ALERT: 2020 Congressional Pig Book Virtual Press Conference

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Monday, July 13, 2020
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On Wednesday July 15, 2020, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) will release the 2020 Congressional Pig Book at a virtual press conference at 10 a.m. EDT.

Key Points: 
  • On Wednesday July 15, 2020, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) will release the 2020 Congressional Pig Book at a virtual press conference at 10 a.m. EDT.
  • The 2020 Congressional Pig Book features a complete database of pork projects identified by CAGW and the 2020 Pig Book Summary profiles the most egregious examples of earmarks from the fiscal year (FY) 2020 appropriations bills.
  • The virtual press conference will be held on a private Zoom webinar on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
  • If you respond and plan to attend, you will receive a private invitation to the virtual conference.

Citizens Against Government Waste Names Gov. J. B. Pritzker September 2019 Porker of the Month

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
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B. Pritzker (D) September 2019 Porker of the Month for signing a $40.1 billion budget without any spending restraints and $1.4 billion in pork-barrel projects.

Key Points: 
  • B. Pritzker (D) September 2019 Porker of the Month for signing a $40.1 billion budget without any spending restraints and $1.4 billion in pork-barrel projects.
  • The state has $6 billion in unpaid bills and the lowest credit rating of any state in the country.
  • Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.
  • For more than two decades, Porker of the Month is a dubious honor given to lawmakers and government officials who have shown a blatant disregard for the interests of taxpayers.

Citizens Against Government Waste Releases 2019 Congressional Pig Book

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019
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Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 2019 Congressional Pig Book , the 27th edition of the groups expos on pork-barrel spending.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 2019 Congressional Pig Book , the 27th edition of the groups expos on pork-barrel spending.
  • 2019 Congressional Pig Book facts:
    The 2019 Congressional Pig Book exposes 282 earmarks in FY 2019, (21.6 percent increase from FY 2018) costing taxpayers $15.3 billion (4.1 percent increase from FY 2018).
  • CAGW President Tom Schatz said in a statement:
    The 2019 Congressional Pig Book reveals that Washington has the pork-barrel fever, and their only prescription is more earmarks.
  • Citizens Against Government Waste is the nations largest nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.