This afternoon, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) President Tom Schatz, along with a coalition of taxpayer watchdog groups and lawmakers, held a press conference on Capitol Hill voicing their vigorous opposition to the House’s plan to resurrect the most corrupt and wasteful practice in congressional history: Earmarks.
Speakers included:
- Tom Schatz, President of Citizens Against Government Waste
- Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.)
- Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)
- Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.)
- Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.)
- Pete Sepp, President of the National Taxpayers Union
- Steve Ellis, Vice-President of Taxpayers for Common Sense
- Michael A. Needham, CEO of Heritage Action for America
- Rachael Slobodien, Communications Director for the Club for Growth
- Adam Brandon, President of Freedom Works
- David Williams, President of the Taxpayer Protection Alliance
- Jonathan Bydlak, President of the Coalition to Reduce Spending
- Wesley Denton, Spokesman for the Conservative Partnership Institute
Citizens Against Government Waste is the nation's largest nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.
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