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Today, we released our 27th annual compilation of hair-raising, harrowing, and horrifying Taxpayer Tricks and happy Treats.
Don't be too scared to read it! 😱☠️🎃💰 cagw.org/press/taxpayer-tric…
Sen. “Chucky” Schumer is insisting that socialist policies are welcome and should not frighten Americans. @SenSchumer 😱
Thank you Senator @RandPaul for consistently being committed to cutting wasteful spending.
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Every family has to balance a checkbook. Washington should too. The deficit has passed $40 trillion, and both parties keep adding to it.
My Six Penny Plan balances the budget in five years by cutting six cents from every dollar the federal government spends.
.@RepAaronBean's Abolish the CMMI Act will end one of Obamacare's best-kept secrets: CMMI. More than 40 organizations are calling for the elimination of the wasteful @CMSInnovates. @ThomasASchatz returns to @TheLunchHourPod to unpack it: music.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm…
Last year, CMMI eliminated four models that spent billions with nothing to show for it. Yet @CMSInnovates still gets a guaranteed $10B taxpayer-funded slush fund every decade. @ThomasASchatz and @Andrew_Langer discuss why it's time to finally end CMMI. music.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm…
Sen. @BernieSanders is introducing legislation that would ban superintelligence and freeze all other American artificial intelligence development until a new federal agency is created to control every aspect of the industry.
A lack of capacity in shipyards is driving up costs in the Navy’s submarine fleet by preventing their timely redeployment and decommissioning. cagw.org/sub-maintenance-lim…
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We're excited to kick off the AIR340B Stakeholder Forum today! Join us as policy experts and patient advocates examine the impact of the 340B program on our health care system and what real reform could mean for patients, employers and taxpayers alike. 🧵 Follow along today for insights from our three panels. #AIR340BStakeholderForum #340BCostToUsAll
Citizens Against Government Waste retweeted
🔴 Live from the Stakeholder Forum, where @brianreid led a conversation on how #340B has quietly become the second-largest federal drug program, and who's really footing the bill. Ilyse Schuman of @benefitscouncil highlighted how 340B markups are driving up insurance premiums for employees, @ThomasASchatz of @GovWaste broke down the taxpayer cost of a program with little accountability and Dr. Rosa Krewson of @OLHAAdvocacy discussed how little patients actually know about 340B. #AIR340BStakeholderForum #340BCostToUsAll
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A quarter of a century has passed since September 11, 2001, when the peace of our Nation was shattered by terrorists.
Today, we remember the 2,977 precious lives taken from us, honor the heroes who answered the call, & keep their families in the heart of our Nation.
Above all, we must ensure the memory of 9/11 never fades, but is carried from one generation of Americans to the next.
We will never forget. 🇺🇸
SNAP recipients should not be allowed to use their benefits on fast food. nypost.com/2026/09/03/us-new…
.@RepArrington and @RepBlakeMoore are right: "There can be no safe harbor for anyone who steals from American taxpayers, and no excuse for continuing to pay fraudulent claims when we have the tools to stop them." washingtonexaminer.com/op-ed…
Citizens Against Government Waste retweeted
Fraud is becoming a family business.
👨👩👧 One family swindled $18 MILLION in COVID cash
👭 Four sisters pocketed $11.5 MILLION in bogus farm claims
My latest Squeal Award exposes the fraudster families making a fortune off taxpayers.
I’m cutting off the cash with my No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act. ✂️
NEW @DC_Reporter:
#IASEN @SenJoniErnst spotlights how fraud can, at times, be all in the family, with her latest Squeal Awards
washingtonreporter.news/scoo…
Citizens Against Government Waste retweeted
Taxpayers are footing the bill for fast food through SNAP. More than $524 MILLION was spent at restaurants through this loophole in just two years.
Today, I introduced legislation to end the fast-food loophole and refocus SNAP on nutritious groceries for struggling Americans.
Citizens Against Government Waste retweeted
🚨Chairman @RepArrington and @RepBlakeMoore in new @dcexaminer op-ed: “[The federal government is losing] $1 million, every minute of every hour, of every day, for an entire year. This is organized, systematic theft, and it is happening on an industrial scale.”
washingtonexaminer.com/op-ed…