Stop the billion-dollar boondoggles: Washington spends, you get the bill

Published September 18, 2026 3:09pm ET | Updated September 18, 2026 3:09pm ET



Washington has a spending problem, and the American people are stuck with the bill. 

While families across the country sit around kitchen tables balancing their budgets, cutting costs, and making tough financial decisions, the federal government continues to operate with far too little accountability when projects fail. Costs spiral into the billions. Deadlines slip by years. And too often, taxpayers are left footing the bill without knowing what went wrong. 

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