Analysis of Selected Provisions in Hurricane Sandy Emergency Spending Proposals
December 17, 2012
Subsidizing Oil Shale: Tracing Federal Support for Oil Shale Development in the United States
November 29, 2012
Passed as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program has $34 billion in...
Created in Title 17 of the 2005 Energy Policy Act, the Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program has received increased scrutiny with the default of a loan guarantee to the solar start-up company, Solyndra....
The daunting challenges Congress faces in the next month regarding the nation's transportation programs when it returns next week:
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Oil and gas companies have complained that they pay an effective tax rate of 41%....
Congress has split town leaving an important deal unfinished. Yes, the debt ceiling got raised, but there’s another important piece of...
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released a report on federal loan guarantees for nuclear power plants, which seriously...
If the President and Congress cannot reach agreement by August 2nd to raise the debt ceiling and pay our national obligations, the...
A small group Senators are attempting to snatch fiscal defeat from the jaws of taxpayer victory on ethanol subsidies. Last month the...
On the heels of the House's recent proposal, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today released a summary of its own...
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Rep. John Mica (R-FL) today released an outline of its proposal for a...
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While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as...
December 17, 2012
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