Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) will be holding a press conference tomorrow, January 18, 2018 at 2:45pm to declare the unified opposition of taxpayer watchdogs to the return of the wasteful and corrupt practice of congressional earmarking. Earlier that morning, CAGW President Tom Schatz will testify before the House Rules Committee to deliver that same message: #NoEarmarks.
Confirmed attendees/groups include:
- Tom Schatz, President of Citizens Against Government Waste
- Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.)
- 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
- Olivia Grady, Policy Analyst for Americans for Tax Reform
Who: | Taxpayer Watchdog Coalition | |
What: | Press conference announcing unified opposition to earmarks | |
When: | Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 2:45 PM | |
Where: | The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | |
| HVC-200 |
For answers to further questions or to schedule an interview, please contact CAGW’s Communications Director, Curtis Kalin by e-mail at ckalin@cagw.org.
Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.
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Contacts:
Curtis Kalin, 202-467-5318
