Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
The Department of Energy FutureGen Initiative
November 29, 2011 |
The latest iteration of the Department of Energy’s FutureGen project (find a timeline here) is a federal initiative to finance and... 
Analyzing Transportation Provisions in Mini-Bus Appropriations Bill
November 15, 2011 |
House and Senate negotiators have released a final version of the so-called "mini-bus" appropriations bill that will roll three funding...
Cashing In: Biofuels Industry Buys Congress’s Continued Support
November 09, 2011 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense released today a report detailing the heavily subsidized biofuels industry's political clout.
The biofuels...
Big Oil, Big Profits
October 30, 2011 |
Another quarter, another unsurprising set of reports of huge profits for the oil companies. Continuing to be some of the most profitable...
Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Loan Program: Program Expansion Must Not Erode Taxpayer Protections
October 26, 2011 |
The Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) was adopted by Congress in 1998 to leverage federal resources and...
Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program: Uranium Enrichment
October 23, 2011 |
The Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program was created in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide Treasury backed loan...
Bridging the Gap: Redirecting Investments to Fix the Nation’s Bridges
October 13, 2011 |
A large portion of the nation’s 600,000 bridges are in poor condition and require investment to repair or replace. Congress, by virtue of...
Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program: Status Update on Proposed, Pending, and Final Applicants
October 04, 2011 > Updated: August 29, 2013 |
Passed as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program currently has $34.8...
Super Cuts for the Super Committee
September 15, 2011 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense has been working hard to meet the challenge of that the so-called Super Committee is facing - $1.2-1.5...
Comparison of Essential Air Service Program to Alternative Coach Bus Service
September 12, 2011 |
Report Highlights Significant Savings in Essential Air Service Program...
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