Fact Sheet

Essentially Wasteful: The Essential Air Service

Congress has split town leaving an important deal unfinished. Yes, the debt ceiling got raised, but there’s another important piece of...

Debt and Debt Ceiling Q&A

If the President and Congress cannot reach agreement by August 2nd to raise the debt ceiling and pay our national obligations, the...

Senate Transportation Reauthorization Summary Released

On the heels of the House's recent proposal, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today released a summary of its own...

House Transportation Reauthorization Proposal Released

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Rep. John Mica (R-FL) today released an outline of its proposal for a...

Draft of Administration’s Transportation Reauthorization Revealed

A draft has started floating around of the Obama Administration's reauthorization proposal for the nation's transportation program....

Reports highlight problems with transportation spending

Billions of taxpayer dollars handed out by the Department of Transportation was distributed on the basis of a flawed selection process,...

Taxpayer Risks with the Loan Guarantee Program

The Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee program carries extremely high taxpayer risk, potentially jeopardizing billions of taxpayer dollars if energy project loans default....

Framing the Transportation Debate: Two Recent Documents Highlight Key Issues

Two documents released recently do a great job framing the upcoming debate over reauthorization of the nation’s surface transportation...

TCS Review of CBO Brief: Spending and Funding for Highways

As the 112th Congress begins to tackle runaway deficits, government spending cuts, and congressional earmark bans, they will undoubtedly...

Fiscal Commission Defense Cuts: Strong Start, More Can be Done

The draft recommendations released this week by the co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform propose...

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters...