Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
Defense Assets Data
February 12, 2012 |
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is the largest federal agency in the United States, consuming more than half of discretionary... 
Crop Insurance: A Federal Cash Assurance Program
February 09, 2012 |
Federal crop insurance is a highly taxpayer subsidized program that allows agricultural producers to shift their business risk onto...
Backdoor Earmarks? Slush-y Funds in the Corps of Engineers Budget
February 08, 2012 |
(February 8, 2012 | 3:00 p.m.)
Below is a chart detailing the number of projects that receive funding in the Corps 2012 Work Plan that...
FY13 Defense Budget Scorecard
January 27, 2012 |
The Defense Department today gave the public a peek behind the cover of its Fiscal Year 2013 budget request, releasing a report and fact...
The Nation’s Transportation Trust Funds
January 19, 2012 |
The nation’s transportation system — highways, transit lines, aviation, waterways, and ports — is largely supported by a series of...
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): Too Costly for Taxpayers
January 18, 2012 |
Carbon capture and storage (CCS), also referred to as carbon capture and sequestration, is the process of separating carbon dioxide (CO2)...
TIGER III Grant Awardees Named
December 15, 2011 |
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) today awarded $511 million worth of grants to support 46 projects in 33 states and...
Department of Energy Loan Guarantees: Renewable and Energy Efficiency
December 05, 2011 > Updated: August 29, 2013 |
The Department of Energy loan guarantee program that backed Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturer which went bankrupt on August 31, 2011...
Taxpayer-Backed Loan Guarantees for Liquid Coal: Medicine Bow, Wyoming
December 01, 2011 > Updated: September 13, 2012 |
The Medicine Bow plant has been repeatedly delayed over eight years. Putting the full faith and credit of the U.S. government behind this costly and risky project is fiscally reckless. ...
FutureGen Project Timeline
November 30, 2011 |
February 2003: Bush Administration announces initiative to develop zero-emissions “clean coal” power plant. The plant would burn coal to...
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