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• The 2008 Congressional Pig Book from Citizens Against Government Waste is published

  Posted on Wednesday April 2nd, 2008 at 11:10 in budget, citizens against government waste, earmarks, federal, reform, spending, taxes, taxpayers

  The 2008 Congressional Pig Book Summary is here!This morning Citizens Against Government (CAGW) shared with the American people the names of those in Congress who are responsible for the 11,610 pork-b...

• US senator honors fiscal discipline, transparency and accountability

  Posted on Wednesday April 2nd, 2008 at 10:46 in accountability, budget, earmarks, federal, john cornyn, moratorium, pork, spending, taxes, taxpayers, transparency

  US Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) replied to a letter I wrote to him as a constituent on the issue of spending earmarks. He agreed with me that we need more transparency and accountability in Congress, e...

• Follow Fiscal Year 2009 US budget legislation

  Posted on Monday March 17th, 2008 at 20:19 in 2009, budget, federal, federal budget, fy 2009, Government, spending, taxes, united states budget, washingtonwatch.com

  washingtonwatch.com has a web page for following the Fiscal Year 2009 United States budget legislative process-- it follows the congressional activities for funding the operations of the federal gover...

• Tell your US Senators to vote YES for year-long earmark moratorium

  Posted on Tuesday March 11th, 2008 at 16:20 in 2009, budget, cagw, citizens against government waste, earmarks, federal, jim demint, moratorium

  Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) is running an internet grassroots campaign to remove earmarks from the federal budgeting process.Right now, Sens. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.)...

• Go to Budget School on the internet with US Rep. Marsha Blackburn

  Posted on Thursday March 6th, 2008 at 23:36 in budget, budget school, budgeting, conservative, federal, fiscal, marsha blackburn, republican, school

  Here is a high-tech opportunity to learn about the federal budgeting process. Hosted by Republican Representative Marsha Blackburn, "Budget School" is sponsored by the Republican Study Committee, fis...

• A look at fiscally controversial 2007 Farm Bill by Taxpayers for Common Sense

  Posted on Thursday March 6th, 2008 at 14:59 in 2007, agriculture, budget, congress, farm bill, federal, hr 2419, hr2419, reform, spending, taxes, taxpayers for common sense

  The 2007 Farm Bill (H.R. 2419) is yet to be finalized. It is a popular bone of contention to fiscal reformers who see way to much waste and antiquated spending clauses in the annual spending bill. T...

• House Appropriations Chair Rep. David Obey warns President Bush to negotiate or else

  Posted on Thursday February 28th, 2008 at 23:05 in budget, budget deficit, David Obey, federal, federal budget, house appropriations committee, omb watch

  From OMB Watch:QUOTATION OF THE DAY: If [President Bush] chooses, as he did last year, to say 'sorry, I'm not going to compromise on the numbers,' then there's very little incentive for this committe...

• Comptroller David Walker is leaving his post at the GAO (Government Accountability Office)

  Posted on Wednesday February 27th, 2008 at 09:14 in accountability matters, accountability-central.com, budget, david walker, debt, deficit, federal, fiscal, fiscal reforms, gao, government accountability office, reform

  An outstanding public servant is stepping down from an influential federal government agency of reform. David Walker has run a non-partisan department (GAO) that usually responds to a Congressional r...

• Hard choices for the federal budget as long-term difficulties approach

  Posted on Tuesday February 5th, 2008 at 00:50 in budget, concord coalition, federal budget, george w bush, reform

  The Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to balanced federal budgets and generationally responsible fiscal policy, states in its latest press release that President Bush...

• How each presidential candidate proposes to spend your taxes

  Posted on Thursday January 31st, 2008 at 15:53 in 2008 presidential candidates, budget, federal budget, national taxpayers union, ntu, platforms, President, presidential candidates, Presidential Elections, spending

  NTU (National Taxpayers Union) has prepared a report on the spending proposals of each of the leading candidates for president. A data and graphical breakdown for each candidate is included.Yes, ther...

• $219 billion federal budget deficit projected by the CBO for FY2008

  Posted on Friday January 25th, 2008 at 15:22 in accountability, balanced budget amendment, budget, budget deficit, cbo, congressional budget office, federal, federal budget, fiscal responsibility, fy2008, gov docs guy

  The Gov Docs Guy blog reports that an increase in the federal budget deficit for 2008 is projected by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO):The [CBO] projects that “after three years of declining bu...

• Tell the U.S. House Republican Steering Committee to place Rep. Flake on the Appropriations Cmte.

  Posted on Thursday January 17th, 2008 at 19:19 in budget, cagw, citizens against government waste, earmarks, federal, Government, house appropriations committee, jeff flake

  Citizens Against Government Waste is asking us to help put U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake onto the important House Appropriations Committee. Rep. Flake has been a tireless leader against corruption in Congress...