WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Save the date! The
little pink book that makes politicians squirm is back. Citizens Against
Government Waste (CAGW) will release its 2007 Congressional Pig Book at a
news conference on Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at 11:00 a.m.
The Congressional Pig Book is CAGW's signature publication, an annual
report on pork-barrel spending in the federal budget. The 2007 Pig Book
features a complete database of pork projects and profiles the most
egregious examples from the Defense and Homeland Security Appropriations
Acts. The joint resolution for fiscal 2007 excludes earmarks from the rest
of the federal budget.
While taxpayers should celebrate a reduction in the number and cost of
projects, the battle against pork is far from over. Speakers will discuss
the current state of earmark reform and what more needs to be done to stop
Congress from returning to its piggish ways.
Who: Citizens Against Government Waste
What: 2007 Congressional Pig Book release
When: Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at 11:00 a.m.
Where: Phoenix Park Hotel
520 North Capitol Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
First Floor Ballroom
Scheduled to join CAGW President Tom Schatz are Sens. Jim DeMint
(R-S.C.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), and Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.).
CAGW's mascot, Porky, will be on hand to entertain along with the live
pigs Winnie and Dudley. Food and beverages will be served.
Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit
organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and
mismanagement in government.
SOURCE Citizens Against Government Waste
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Related links:
http://www.cagw.org
CONTACT:
Daytime Contact: Alexa Moutevelis,
+1-202-467-5318, or After hours Contact: Tom Finnigan,
+1-202-253-3852, both of CAGW
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