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Essentially Wasteful: The Essential Air Service

August 03, 2011 | Fact Sheet | Transportation & Infrastructure

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

Debt and Debt Ceiling Q&A

July 21, 2011 | Fact Sheet | Budget & Tax

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

Senate Transportation Reauthorization Summary Released

July 18, 2011 | Fact Sheet | Transportation & Infrastructure

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

House Transportation Reauthorization Proposal Released

July 06, 2011 | Fact Sheet | Transportation & Infrastructure

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

Draft of Administration’s Transportation Reauthorization Revealed

April 29, 2011 | Fact Sheet | Transportation & Infrastructure

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

Reports highlight problems with transportation spending

April 12, 2011 | Fact Sheet | Transportation & Infrastructure

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

Taxpayer Risks with the Loan Guarantee Program

April 07, 2011 > Updated: August 28, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Energy

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.... Read More

Framing the Transportation Debate: Two Recent Documents Highlight Key Issues

March 28, 2011 | Fact Sheet | Transportation & Infrastructure

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

TCS Review of CBO Brief: Spending and Funding for Highways

January 21, 2011 | Fact Sheet | Transportation & Infrastructure

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

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

November 12, 2010 | Fact Sheet | National Security

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

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September 13, 2013

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... Read More