In some instances it makes good economic sense to run a short-term deficit. But consistent and growing deficits and national debt can hurt the economy. Our Constitution mandates that Congress pass a federal budget every year. It is up to Congress to cut spending and raise revenue in order to stop running a deficit year after year. Over the next few years, lawmakers must begin reducing the national debt and put in place a credible long-term plan to keep the federal budget in balance.
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The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies voted today to pass the fiscal year 2014 Energy... 
Today, TCS sent a letter to the House opposing the trillion dollar farm bill, HR 1947.... 
June 13, 2013
Dear Representative:
We, the leaders of our undersigned organizations... 
Statement of Ms. Ryan Alexander, president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, on passage of the 2013 Senate farm bill. ... 
The most recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s $955 billion farm bill continues to show the... 
This bill is irresponsible and we urge you to oppose it and amendments that will make the bill worse.... 
Update (9:03 pm): The Senate has gone with option 1 (see below), allowing for the transfer of $250 million from the Airport Improvement... 
Not only have recent farm bills come in significantly over-budget, but they have also doubled in cost over the past decade. ... 
The Department of Energy (DOE) is asking Congress to provide hundreds of millions in subsidies to commercialize small modular reactors... -75x66.jpg)
At the 11th hour lawmakers and the White House agreed to a deal on the fiscal cliff. While the deal was crafted to address urgent tax hikes... 
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