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TCS Statement on Senate Farm Subsidy Vote

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

Support Grassley-Dorgan Subsidy Reform Amendment

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

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

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

World Trade Organization Overrules King Cotton

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

Letter Thanking Jeff Flake for Farm Subsidy Work

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

Fixed Direct Payments: Flawed Formula Fleeces Taxpayers

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

Letﾒs End the Century of Subsidies

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

TCS Blasts Senate on Ethanol Decision

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

TCS Statement on House Supporting Payment Caps in Farm Bill

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

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

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

Engineering Boondoggles

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