Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
With Agriculture Disaster Aid Congress Pays Now, Hopes to Save Later
August 01, 2012 |
Citing record drought conditions throughout the country, the House is debating today legislation to retroactively extend four... 
Taxpayers Lose with More Unnecessary Farm Subsidy Layers
July 26, 2012 |
Federal farm programs are ripe for reform, especially those that lock in record high prices and guarantee farmers’ expected income. As...
Coal Industry Profits
July 26, 2012 |
For centuries the federal government has been in the business of providing billions in subsidies to coal companies in order to ensure...
Turning a Drought into a Fiscal Disaster
July 24, 2012 |
Politicians on both sides of the aisle are trying to take advantage of the drought crisis to foist a trillion-dollar farm bill on...
Zombie Earmarks in Defense Spending Bill
July 15, 2012 |
The Fiscal Year 2013 defense spending bill heading to the House floor Wednesday is a lesson in why it’s so hard to cut defense spending...
House Farm Bill Draft Analysis: Squanders Savings, Recycles Wasteful Ideas, and Creates New Subsidy Entitlement Programs
July 05, 2012 |
Yesterday, the House Agriculture Committee released its 2012 Farm Bill draft which eliminates some wasteful commodity programs but...
Senate’s New Way to Lock in Unlimited Farm Subsidies
July 04, 2012 |
On June 21, the Senate passed a few long-awaited reforms to the farm subsidy maze. Unfortunately, at the same time, they also increased...
Congress Relies on Billions from Treasury in Transportation Reauthorization
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...
MOX Misses the Mark
June 19, 2012 > Updated: April 09, 2013 |
Despite the ever-increasing price tag, incessant delays in progress, and known safety risks, the Department of Energy continues to pour federal subsidies into the Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) program year after year. ...
Federal-Free Risk Management in Agriculture
June 18, 2012 |
Like all businesses, agricultural producers face a number of risks in maintaining a profitable enterprise. Successful management of these...
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