Articles

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2018

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• “The American dream in crisis: A nation held hostage to debt” – November 29, 2018 – The Hill – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.​

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• “Spending Madness Has Returned to Washington…Big League!” – February 8, 2018 – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.​

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2016

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• “Rising Interest on America’s Debt Threatens Our National Defense and Our Future” – October 7, 2016 – Roll Call – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.​

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• "The Chief Financial Officer Act 25 Years Later" – September 28, 2016 – by Joe DioGuardi

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• “Remembering Overlooked Black Soldiers” – May 30, 2016 – Roll Call – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.​

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• “The National Debt: a Ticking Time Bomb with Rising Interest Rates” – March 1, 2016 – The Journal of Government Financial Management – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.​

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2014

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• “Future Shock: Why Today’s Votes Mortgage Tomorrow’s Dreams” – June 4, 2014 – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.​

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• “April 15: Time to Pay on the Most Expensive Credit Card in the World” – April 15, 2014 – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.​

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• “Is the US 'too big to fail'?” – April 1, 2014 – The Hill – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.​

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• “Why America Has Two Debt Ceilings | Commentary” – March 17, 2014 – Roll Call – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “Why We Need Accrual Accounting in Washington” – March 1, 2014 – The Journal of Government Financial Management – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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2013

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• ““Obamacare” underscores Washington’s unaccountability to future generations” – November 6, 2013 – The Hill – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “ALERT: Do You Know that Obamacare Adds $17 Trillion to the Unfunded National Debt of America?” – October 14, 2013 – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “The Long-term Costs of Obamacare: $17 Trillion in Unfunded Obligations” – October 14, 2013 – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “The Right Accounting System Will Save America’s Future” – October 11, 2013 – Roll Call and Huffington Post Blog – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “Why We Need Accrual Accounting in Washington” – September 9, 2013 – The Hill – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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2012

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• “Global Debt Bomb - Unaccountable Congress: It Doesn't Add Up” – September 30, 2012 – Huffington Post Blog – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi Letter to the Editor of the AGA Journal – Summer 2012 – Regarding the 20th Anniversary of the CFO Act – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “The Looming Crisis: The Fiscal Unsustainability of Western Governments” – March, 2012 -The EU and the Political Economy of Transatlantic Relations (P.I.E. Peter Lang) – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi [Article in Part I of book on “European Policy” No. 51 – EU Centre for Excellence at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia].

 

2011

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• “New Debt Deal Barely Scratches the Surface” – August 2, 2011 – Roll Call – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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2010

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• ​“DioGuardi’s Tea Party Manifesto On Cleaning Up Congress” – November 11, 2010 – by Robert A. ​

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• “On Fox News' "Hannity" show, Joe DioGuardi reveals the true costs for Social Security and Medicare liabilities and calls for Immediate Action​” – June 11, 2010 – Truth In Government Press Release

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2009

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• “Time for budgetary truth” – August 24, 2009 – The Washington Times – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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2007

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• “A Capital budget for feds would help secure bridges, save lives” – September 24, 2007 – The Journal News – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

 

2006

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• “Time to hold Congress accountable” – February 19, 2006 – The Journal News – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

 

2004

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• “The misrepresentation of Social Security” – July 6, 2004 – The Journal News – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

 

2003

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• “Democracy endangered by monied interests” – December 29, 2003 – The Journal News – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “Federal accounting reform urgency” – November 2, 2003 – The Washington Times – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “Cooking the nation’s books” – June 23, 2003 – The National Law Journal – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “Washington needs accounting reform” – May 4, 2003 – The Journal News – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “Federal Accounting Failures Make Enron’s Financial Fraud Look Like Small Change” – April 18, 2003 – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “Washington Needs Accounting Reform Now” – January 2003 – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi [Unpublished].

 

2002

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• “The Pillars of Accounting” – November 2, 2002 – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi [Unpublished].

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• “Congress partly at fault for Enron debacle” – March 30, 2002 – The Journal News – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

 

1997

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• “Debt is Making Us Poor” – April 20, 1997 – The Washington Post – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “Time To Pay the Most Expensive Credit Card in the World” – April, 1997 – Today’s CPA by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

 

1996

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• “Truth in spending needed for budget to be balanced” – January 21, 1996 – The Washington Times – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi and Michael Granof.

 

1995

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• “Our Unaccountable Federal Government: It Doesn’t Add Up” – June, 1995 – Accounting Horizons – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “April 15: Time to Pay on the Most Expensive Credit Card in the World” – April 15, 1995 – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

 

1993

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• “Congressman/CPA addresses Lyceum” – November 16, 1993 – Texas Business Weekly – by Leslie Dauer – Congressman Joe DioGuardi’s speech to the Accounting Lyceum (University of Texas at Austin) about the federal government’s accounting system and the responsibility we have as citizens to monitor the system.

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• “Fancy Fiscal Footwork Hides Real Cost of Government” – January 1993 – Truth in Government Press Release – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

 

1992

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• “Uncle Sam Says Charge It” – April 15, 1992 – The Wall Street Journal – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “U.S. rep. writes a horror story; Book bares $hame of Congress” – New York Post – 1992 – Unaccountable Congress: It Doesn’t Add Up book review – by Ray Kerrison.

 

1991

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• Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi Truth In Government letter to Westchester Residents – October 3, 1991 – “Cutting the Congressional Credit Card.” – Truth In Government Press Release – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “Hooked On Spending – Former Congressman Says Feds Need To Do Better Accounting” – April 18, 1991 – Daily-Courier Observer – by Thom Pardoe.

 

1990

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• “Ex-Lawmaker: U.S. Lacks Financial Direction” – October 30, 1990 – The Muncie Star – by Tom Davies.

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• “DioGuardi's Old Idea Looking New Again” – September 19, 1990 – The Reporter Dispatch – by Ellyn Ferguson.

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• “Someone to mind the store” – September 18, 1990 – The Washington Times – Regarding what should be the responsibilities of the federal government’s Chief Financial Officer – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “Restoring Fiscal Responsibility” – February, 1990 – New Accountant - by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

 

 

1989

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• “Congress. It Doesn’t Add Up.” (Congressman DioGuardi Visits Stern Business) – October, 1989 – Opportunity (NYU Newspaper).

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• “A New Direction for Budgeting” – May 8, 1989 – The Wall Street Journal – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “Cutting the Credit Line on the World’s Costliest Charge Card” – May 1989 – Westchester Commerce – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “DioGuardi vows to battle deficit as civilian” – January 4, 1989 – Gannett Westchester Newspapers – by Milton Hoffman.

 

1988

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• “Congressman blames system for huge debt” – December 14, 1988 – Times-Union (Rochester, NY) – by Cliff Smith.

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• “Congress’ Insatiable Spending Appetite is sapping all of our nation’s private savings…” [U.S. Taxpayer Congressional Credit Card Statement] – November, 1988 – USA Today – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “Outside Inquiry Posed for House Ethics Flap” – September 12, 1988 – Insight.

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• “Independent Board to Police Members?” – August 21, 1988 – Roll Call – by John Gregg.

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• “Helping AAs Become Better Managers” – August 21, 1988 – Roll Call – by Martin Frazier.

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• “Independent House Ethics Panel Proposed” – August 15, 1988 – Associated Press [Article].

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• "Outside Ethics Panel Urged for House" – August 12, 1988 – The Boston Globe – by Michael Kranish

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• “Federal Accounting System Needs Overhaul To Curb Government Waste, Legislators Say” – August 8, 1988 – Investor’s Daily – by Harry Lenhart Jr.

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• “A Credit Card with No Limit” – August 1, 1988 – Fortune Magazine – Cynthia Hutton.

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• “DioGuardi sets his sights on larger audience” – July 3, 1988 – Gannett Westchester Newspapers – by Pamela Newkirk.

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• “Tax reform groups, congressman join to oppose income tax hikes” – April 15, 1988 – Gannett Westchester Newspapers – by Pamela Newkirk.

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• “DioGuardi obsessed by budget” – April 8, 1988 – Ocala Star-Banner – by Laura Knight.

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• “An accountant goes to Washington—and tells it like it should be” – April 6, 1988 – The Orlando Sentinel – by Dick Marlowe.

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• “Congress mired in ‘credit card mentality’ ” – April 5, 1988 – The Miami Herald – by James Russell.

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• “DioGuardi Introduces Credit Card Legislation” – March 15, 1988 – Bill would require IRS to send taxpayers ‘Statement’ Detailing Their Purchases and Payments to Federal Government – by Ari Fleischer [Press Release].

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• “The Budget—America’s Billion-Dollar Shame” – March, 1988 – Reader’s Digest – Congressman Joe DioGuardi on the “most expensive credit card in the world,” the Congressional voting card – by Ralph Kinney Bennett.

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• “Credit Card Deficit” – January, 1988 – The New York Times – Congressman DioGuardi introduces legislation to mail U.S. taxpayers a “U.S. Taxpayer Credit Card Statement.”

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• “Deficit ‘Statements’ for All U.S. Taxpayers?” – January, 1988 – Insight on the news.

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1987

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• “The Summit Flounders” – November 20, 1987 – The Wall Street Journal – Editorial Page – Regarding accrual-basis accounting for the federal government [Article].

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• “Congressman urges U.S. fiscal overhaul” – November 12, 1987 – Rocky Mountain News – by Peter Blake.

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• “GAAP’s Budget Gaps Will Surprise” – November 6, 1987 – The Wall Street Journal Op-ed Page – Regarding replacing the federal government’s cash-basis system with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “A Chief Financial Officer for the United States” – October, 1987 – The API Account – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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• “DioGuardi wins round in accountability quest” – July 25, 1987 – Gannett Westchester Newspapers – by Richard Wolf.

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• “Cutting the Credit on the World’s Costliest Charge Card” – May, 1987 – Westchester Commerce – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

 

1986

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• “CPA in Congress says U.S. spends without a limit” – August 23, 1986 – Intelligencer Journal - by Gary Cramer.

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• “Congressman DioGuardi: ‘The U.S. Government Needs a Chief Financial Officer’ – August, 1986 – Management Accounting, the magazine of the National Association of Accountants – by Kathy Williams.

 

1985

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• “DioGuardi: ‘Stop Tampering with Social Security Trust Funds’ ” – December 4, 1985 – Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi sponsors H.R. 3688, the Social Security Trust Fund Protection Act of 1985 – by Gordon Hensley, Press Secretary [Press Release].

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• “Congressman DioGuardi charges U.S. debt is $5 trillion, not just $1.7” – July 31, 1985 – Chappaqua Journal – by Steven Malamud.

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• “Cut Cost of Congress” – June 20, 1985 – Roll Call – by Hon. Joseph J. DioGuardi.

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