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Agriculture

Fact Sheet
The USDA Charter Act is Fiscally Irresponsible
Oct 5, 2025 | 6 min read

In The News
Waste of the Day: Throwback Thursday – Subsidies for Cotton
Aug 27, 2025 | 2 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
Zombie Biofuel Subsidies
Aug 8, 2025 | 7 min read
Fact sheet
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Fact Sheet
Aug 8, 2025 | 1 min read
Comments
Comments on Renewable Fuel Standard for 2025 and 2026
Aug 8, 2025 | 1 min read

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Budget & Tax

Podcast
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 101: Anti-Deficiency Act, Explained
Oct 17, 2025

Weekly Wastebasket
Get Back to Work
Oct 17, 2025 | 5 min read
Our Take
The Anti-Deficiency Act, Explained the Hard Way
Oct 14, 2025 | 5 min read
In The News
How Congress Can Reclaim Control over Emergency Spending
Oct 13, 2025 | 3 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
Still Watching Washington
Oct 10, 2025 | 6 min read

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Disaster

Our Take
When the Storms Come, Who Will Show Up?
Sep 11, 2025 | 4 min read

In The News
Katrina archives: From blue tarps to debris, layers of contractors drive up cost of recovery
Aug 29, 2025 | 2 min read
Issue Brief
Federal Spending and Programs on Wildfire
Aug 28, 2025 | 2 min read
In The News
Slashing beach replenishment budget is eroding confidence in Jersey Republicans
Aug 28, 2025 | 1 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
Twenty Years of Disaster Déjà Vu
Aug 28, 2025 | 8 min read

Energy & Natural Resources

Our Take
America’s Vanishing Carbon Ledger: What the Methane Rollback Means for Taxpayers
Oct 15, 2025 | 6 min read

In The News
Fact-checking Chris Wright on energy
Oct 8, 2025 | 2 min read
Comments
Comments on Delay of EPA Rule to Curb Methane Waste
Oct 3, 2025 | 1 min read
Comments
Comments on EPA Proposal to Repeal Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Oct 1, 2025 | 1 min read
In The News
Federal oil and gas sale commences with new, lower royalty rates
Sep 29, 2025 | 1 min read

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National Security

Op-Ed
Put this nuclear missile on the back of a truck — but we still don’t need it
Oct 14, 2025 | 2 min read

Our Take
Need for Speed Compounds F-47 Risks
Sep 26, 2025 | 6 min read
In The News
Hill added $100 billion-plus since 2022 on unrequested weapons
Sep 16, 2025 | 2 min read
Analysis
The Rising Cost of Backdoor Earmarks in the Pentagon Budget
Sep 15, 2025 | 30 min read
Podcast
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 98: NDAA 2026 and Pentagon Accountability
Sep 12, 2025

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Transportation & Infrastructure

Analysis
Funneling Funds Through the Highway Trust Fund
May 29, 2025 | 5 min read

In The News
The highway trust fund isn’t on life support—it’s been dead since 2008
May 22, 2025 | 2 min read
Our Take
Road to Insolvency: Taxpayers Can’t Afford to Bail Out the Highway Trust Fund Forever
Apr 29, 2025 | 6 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
Taxpayers for Common Sense: 2024 Year in Review
Dec 19, 2024 | 7 min read
Our Take
Who Pays When Natural Disaster Strikes?
Nov 21, 2024 | 5 min read

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