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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…

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. President Tom Sch…

Congressional leaders spoke to reporters and answered questions about wasteful government spending programs. The news conference coincided with the release of the Congressional 2012 “Pig Boo…

Representatives from government watchdog groups spoke to reporters and answered questions about the federal budget and appropriations process, the use of earmarks to designate spending of pr…

Participants spoke to reporters about an annual report on government spending programs contained in the Congressional “Pig Book.” The 2010 Pig Book features a complete database of “pork” pro…

Mr. Schatz and others spoke to reporters about an annual report on government spending programs contained in the Congressional “Pig Book.” The 2009 Pig Book features a complete database of p…

Mr. Schatz and Senators McCain and DeMint and Representative Flake spoke to reporters about an annual report on government spending programs contained in the Congressional “Pig Book.” Follow…

Mr. Schatz and Senator McCain spoke to reporters about an annual report on government spending programs contained in the Congressional “Pig Book.” Following their remarks they answered ques…

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. Following brief r…

Participants talk about pork barrel spending by Congress and the release of their annual “Pig Book,” detailing several cases of unneeded spending. Following their remarks they answered quest…

Citizens Against Government Waste released its annual report on congressional spending called “The Congressional Pig Book.” The report examines congressional appropriations bills for items …

The annual report on government waste was announced. It described spending the group considers either wasteful, not subjected to congressional examination, or not requested by the president.

A former Department of Health and Human Services inspector general and others described Medicare waste and abuse and suggested ways of reforming the system. Last June Congress adopted a budg…

Members of Citizens Against Government Waste met with reporters to announce the release of the group’s 1995 Prime Cuts Catalog, which recommends about 650 federal government expenditures tha…

Citizens Against Government Waste released its annual Congressional pigbook. The book contained examples of what the group said was unnecessary spending on projects back home and elsewhere. …

U.S. Term Limits announced a coalition effort with several other citizens groups proposing term limits for members of Congress. The coalition favors three terms, or six years in the House, a…

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste released its 1994 congressional ratings. A survey has been published which records and ranks how members of congress voted on various spendi…

Representative Timothy Penny (D-MN) joined the President of Citizens Against Government Waste, Tom Schatz, in berating congressional pork barreling and helped present awards to a number of m…

Officers from Citizens Against Government Waste talked with reporters about Vice President Gore’s National Performance Review. The group emphasizes improving the financial management systems…

Citizens Against Government Waste sponsored a speech on the future of the United States defense in a forum at George Washington University entitled, “Efficient Defense in an Era of Internati…