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Citizens against Government Waste released an annual report on government spending, also known as the “Pig Book,” outlining pork-barrel projects attached to spending bills. Republican member…

The House Rules Committee conducted a second day of hearings to examine the issue of earmarks, or congressional spending that directs funds for a specific project to a member’s district or s…

Thomas Schatz talked about the possibility of Congress reviving legislative earmarks.

Thomas Schatz talked about efforts by Citizens Against Government Waste to bring attention to the issue of government inefficiency and waste. Mr. Schatz is president of the organization.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing to assess whether progress has been made by the federal government in reducing government waste. Witnesses provided a list …

Non-governmental organization representatives testified on ways the government could reduce spending by identifying fraud, abuse and redundancy.*Among the topics addressed were federal enfor…

Non-governmental organization representatives testified on ways the government could reduce spending by identifying fraud, abuse and redundancy. Among the topics addressed were federal enfor…

Thomas Schatz talked about congressional earmarks, specifically the reduction in earmarks during the fiscal year 2011. He discussed the steps Congress has taken to eliminate earmarks, a perm…

Thomas Schatz talked about Citizens Against Government Waste’s (CAGW) criticism of several spending proposals by Congress. CAGW is currently campaigning against the proposed one trillion dol…