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No Deal on Ethanol for Taxpayers

July 19, 2011 | Policy Brief | Agriculture , Energy

A small group Senators are attempting to snatch fiscal defeat from the jaws of taxpayer victory on ethanol subsidies. Last month the... Read More

Senate Transportation Reauthorization Summary Released

July 18, 2011 | Fact Sheet | Transportation & Infrastructure

On the heels of the House's recent proposal, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today released a summary of its own... Read More

House Transportation Reauthorization Proposal Released

July 06, 2011 | Fact Sheet | Transportation & Infrastructure

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Rep. John Mica (R-FL) today released an outline of its proposal for a... Read More

Earmark Terms Glossary

July 06, 2011 | Reports & Data | Earmarks & Appropriations

Categories of Earmarks Disclosed Lawmaker: Earmarks Earmarks that appear in the explanatory statement of an appropriations bill for... Read More

Big Oil, Big Corn: An in-depth look at the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit

June 23, 2011 | Reports & Data | Energy , Natural Resources

Big Oil, Big Corn: An in-depth look at the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Big Oil, Big Corn: An in-depth look at the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Corn has been subsidized since the 1930s, but it was... Read More

Repair Priorities: Transportation Spending Strategies to Save Taxpayer Dollars and Improve Roads

May 31, 2011 | Reports & Data | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

Repair Priorities: Transportation Spending Strategies to Save Taxpayer Dollars and Improve Roads June 1, 2011 Taxpayers for Common Sense and Smart Growth America released a report highlighting smarter investments in road repair and... Read More

Subsidy Gusher: Taxpayers Stuck With Massive Subsidies While Oil and Gas Profits Soar

May 17, 2011 | Reports & Data | Energy , Natural Resources

Subsidy Gusher: Taxpayers Stuck With Massive Subsidies While Oil and Gas Profits Soar There are a couple of basic truths about oil and gas companies today--they are highly profitable, heavily subsidized, and well-connected... Read More

The Most For Our Money—Highlighting Solutions for the Nation’s Transportation Problems

May 15, 2011 | Reports & Data | Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation dollars are tight. The gasoline tax that we rely on to build and maintain our transportation networks isn’t enough to meet... Read More

The Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit: History and Current Policy

April 29, 2011 | Policy Brief | Agriculture , Energy

The Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) is the largest subsidy to corn ethanol, the most common biofuel in the U.S. The tax... Read More

Draft of Administration’s Transportation Reauthorization Revealed

April 29, 2011 | Fact Sheet | Transportation & Infrastructure

A draft has started floating around of the Obama Administration's reauthorization proposal for the nation's transportation program.... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More