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TCS Statement on Senate Farm Subsidy Vote

November 03, 2005 | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Washington, D.C. – The following is a written statement by Jill Lancelot, President of Taxpayers for Common Sense, on the Senate refusal to... Read More

Support Grassley-Dorgan Subsidy Reform Amendment

November 02, 2005 | Agriculture

Dear Senator: Taxpayers for Common Sense Action (TCS Action) strongly urges support of the Grassley- Dorgan Farm Program Reform amendment... Read More

An Open Letter to the Senate Agriculture Committee: Support Subsidy Reform

October 05, 2005 | Agriculture

Dear Senator:   The undersigned organizations have long advocated reform of our crop subsidy system.  Now, with added federal expenditures... Read More

World Trade Organization Overrules King Cotton

March 03, 2005 | Agriculture

Washington, D.C. - The following is a prepared statement by Franz Matzner, Policy Analyst of Taxpayers for Common Sense on the World Trade... Read More

Letter Thanking Jeff Flake for Farm Subsidy Work

July 19, 2004 | Agriculture

July 20, 2004 The Honorable Jeff Flake United States House of Representatives 424 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear... Read More

Fixed Direct Payments: Flawed Formula Fleeces Taxpayers

May 18, 2003 | Agriculture

Fixed Direct Payments, or ‘decoupled payments’, provide farmers with direct income unrelated to the market. Many argue that direct income... Read More

Letメs End the Century of Subsidies

June 16, 2002 | Agriculture

Washington, D.C. - The following statement was released today by Steve Ellis, Senior Director of Water Resources at Taxpayers for Common... Read More

TCS Blasts Senate on Ethanol Decision

April 22, 2002 | Agriculture

Washington, D.C. - The Senate decision today to approve the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) that will increase the use of ethanol to 5... Read More

TCS Statement on House Supporting Payment Caps in Farm Bill

April 17, 2002 | Agriculture

Washington, D.C. - Statement by Cena Swisher, Senior Director at Taxpayers for Common Sense, on the House Supporting Payment Caps in Farm... Read More

Despite Changes, Farm Bill Costs too Much, Continues to Plague Family Farmers

February 13, 2002 | Agriculture

Washington, D.C. - The following statement is from Joe Theissen, Executive Director of Taxpayers for Common Sense in response to final... Read More

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as... Read More