It’s been almost four months since lawmakers sent $60 billion to fund relief and recovery efforts... 
Read our letter to President Obama, Speaker Boehner, and Leader Reid: We write to offer specific suggestions for how...
The $3.6 billion stake provided by the Federal Railroad Administration could translate to years of obligation...
Rep Don Young (R-AK) was awarded the Golden Fleece Award by Taxpayers for Common Sense for trying to sell America's taxpayers a $315 million "bridge to nowhere" in rural Alaska...
Federal spending decisions should be based on project merit, rather than on who wields the most political muscle or influence. But federal dollars are going to “sweetheart projects” of influential lawmakers, instead of repairing or replacing the bridges or weapons systems most in need of attention. ...More
Federal dollars continue to flow to legacy programs because of bureaucratic inertia, and the absence of any regular, ongoing assessment of actual need. Funding federal investments based on merit is a critical component of any deficit-reduction plan and could save taxpayers billions. Congress and federal agencies have a responsibility to taxpayers to invest federal resources in the most effective and efficient way possible.
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May 21, 2013
Over the past decade, extreme weather and storms have become increasingly commonplace – including coastal storms, wildfires, droughts, and... 
May 13, 2013
This bill is irresponsible and we urge you to oppose it and amendments that will make the bill worse....
May 08, 2013
The Senate WRDA bill is too costly to stand....
April 03, 2013
There was never any question that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel would have to wield the budget axe—simple fiscal and political math...
April 02, 2013
Today, TCS sent a letter to Rep. McClintock supporting his bill to prioritize payments on U.S. debt....
March 15, 2013
In a great piece about the proposed Charlottesville (VA) Bypass, James Bacon from Bacon’s Rebellion lays out several significant problems...
April 25, 2013
Update (9:03 pm): The Senate has gone with option 1 (see below), allowing for the transfer of $250 million from the Airport Improvement...
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...
October 01, 2012
In the summer of 2011, Congress sent the President a bill that acknowledged failure. Instead of swallowing hard and coming up with trillions...
June 27, 2012
A quick note: This analysis is based upon best available data at the time it was written. As of this posting (6:20pm), the final conference...
May 23, 2013 | The Hook
Have you ever walked into a store soon after opening hours to find the advertised sale item "all sold out?”
Come to the Holiday Inn...
May 20, 2013 | Congressional Quarterly News
An amendment to water resources legislation that would freeze flood insurance premiums for five years could force the Federal Emergency...
May 20, 2013 | Gannett News Service
WASHINGTON — Ports that move large amounts of energy resources, including the Port of Mobile, would share a new pot of federal money to...
May 17, 2013 | Sun Herald
WASHINGTON -- The water-projects bill the U.S. Senate passed this week could promote investment in ports and protect the Coast from...
May 16, 2013 | St. Louis Beacon
WASHINGTON – A major water resources bill approved Wednesday by the U.S. Senate calls for more public-private partnerships in river and...
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Volume XVIII No. 16:
In his fiscal year 2014 budget request, the President called for reforms to the...
March 20, 2013
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