Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
Department of Energy: Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Program
August 29, 2013 |
Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) authorized the Department of Energy Advanced Technology Vehicles... 
Taxpayer Supports for Biomass in Federal Farm Bill
August 28, 2013 |
For years, proponents of bioenergy and biofuels promised that the industry would help reduce U.S. dependence on fossil fuels, decrease...
Current Agricultural Policy’s Effects on Water Quality
August 21, 2013 |
For more than 75 years, market-distorting agricultural subsidies have produced numerous unintended consequences that have degraded water...
Small Modular Reactors: Federal Subsidies for Mini Nukes
July 23, 2013 |
The Department of Energy (DOE) is asking Congress to provide $452 million in taxpayer subsidies to help license up to two experimental...
Federal Subsidies for the United States Enrichment Corporation
July 08, 2013 |
The United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) was established in 1992 as a wholly-owned federal entity until it was privatized in 1998....
DOE Loan Guarantee Program: Vogtle Reactors 3&4
July 02, 2013 |
In February 2010, the Department of Energy (DOE) conditionally offered Southern Company and its partners a total of $8.33 billion in...
Impact of Ag Subsidies and Record Farm Profits in Farm Country
June 18, 2013 |
Despite last year’s drought, the agriculture sector recorded its second highest year of profits in a generation, down just three percent...
Achieving Measurable Outcomes in Agricultural Conservation Programs
June 14, 2013 |
All federal agricultural programs – including conservation programs - should prove that they are achieving measurable outcomes that...
Corporate Consolidation in Agriculture Fact Sheet
June 13, 2013 |
Despite best intentions, sometimes federal programs do more harm than good and cause unintended consequences that unnecessarily shift...
Income Guarantee for Agribusinesses: Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Shallow Loss Program
June 10, 2013 |
“Shallow loss” programs are a luxury that would be the envy of any other industry. They are market- and trade-distorting entitlement...
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