Analysis of Selected Provisions in Hurricane Sandy Emergency Spending Proposals
December 17, 2012
Subsidizing Oil Shale: Tracing Federal Support for Oil Shale Development in the United States
November 29, 2012
A number of common sense steps can be taken to create a more accountable, responsive, and cost-effective agricultural policy. Taxpayers for Common Sense and twelve other fiscal watchdogs sent a letter to Congress urging they harvest real savings in any new farm bill... ![]()
Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen has said the Defense Department had “lost its ability to prioritize” in the post-Sept. 11 spending binge. The result is an overextended military that often spends too much on functions that provide too little security. Our fiscal crisis has finally forced DOD to develop that skill again
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Congress can help protect our nation’s economic security by pursuing a minimum of $50 to $100 billion in annual Pentagon budget savings over the next decade.... ![]()
"Today I just wanted to highlight several areas that I would encourage the committee to explore as we work together to ensure that our precious tax dollars are being spent wisely and effectively ... ![]()
We don’t like to think that taxpayers’ money could be allocated haphazardly, but there is no oversight mechanism to ensure Sandy spending will be used as it was intended. Congress must demand accountability for this $60 billion in taxpayer spending.... ![]()
Sandy was a very intense and damaging storm and there is an important role for the federal taxpayer to aid those affected. But it is also critical that it be done in a limited and fiscally responsible way. The nation is facing nearly $110 billion in across the board cuts in 2013 - Congress can't churn out a wasteful $60 billion emergency supplemental stuffed with non-emergency funding.... ![]()
Our new Digital Infrastructure is now live in beta testing. We’re migrating our 17 years of research and investigations over to this new platform so we can better shine the light on the federal budget process. The digital world has changed how we track Federal spending, and you'll notice a number of improvements in process on this site.... ![]()
February 14, 2013
Taxpayers for Common Sense and twelve other fiscal watchdogs sent a letter to Congress urging they harvest real savings in any new farm bill....
February 06, 2013
The Project On Government Oversight and Taxpayers for Common Sense are encouraged by reports of waning support for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX) at the Savannah River Site...
February 06, 2013
February 6, 2013
Dear Member of Congress,
On behalf of the undersigned organizations and our combined memberships, we urge you to...
February 05, 2013
As annual financial reports come in, it’s clear the oil and gas industry is looking to continue its decade long trend of being one of the most profitable in the United States. As...
February 05, 2013
Defenders of agricultural subsidies at all costs are starting to feel the heat.
Yesterday, professors from Ohio State University, University of Illinois, and Kansas State...
February 05, 2013
Ryan Alexander testified before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee...
February 05, 2013
Dear Fellow Taxpayer,
I wanted you to know you’re getting your money’s worth.
Earlier today I testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on how to...
February 05, 2013
February 5, 2013
CONTACTS:
Steve Ellis, 202-546-8500 ext 126
Remarks of Steve Ellis, Vice President,...
February 01, 2013
Oil and gas companies continue to boast substantial profits while reaping billions in taxpayer-backed subsidies. As of February 1st, four top oil and gas companies have released...
February 01, 2013
Taxpayers for Common Sense President Ryan Alexander will be testifying before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. in room...
February 14, 2013 | National Journal
With the release of the House Republican’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget resolution, budgetary issues are roaring back to the front burner. This...
February 13, 2013 | U.S. News
As we look ahead to the sequestration set to take effect at the end of the month, we are already hearing the voices from all sides offering...
February 13, 2013 | PolitiFact
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio delivered the Republicans’ response to the State of the Union address, criticizing President Barack Obama on policy...
December 17, 2012 > Updated: January 10, 2013
Update January 10, 2013:
We’ve combed through the House Appropriations Chairman Rogers Sandy Supplemental bill (HR 152 and his amendment...
April 07, 2011 > Updated: August 28, 2012
The Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee program carries extremely high taxpayer risk, potentially jeopardizing billions of taxpayer dollars if energy project loans default....
January 30, 2013
Several administrative changes could be implemented to reduce taxpayer costs and limit the unintended consequences of federal crop insurance. ...
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While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as...
"Predictability and the rule of law are the key elements to a successful economy and a successful country, but the new normal is a crisis economy."
Former Defense Secretary William S. Cohen (Bloomberg)
December 17, 2012
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