Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
Biorefinery Assistance Program Fact Sheet
April 30, 2013 |
The Biorefinery Assistance Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development office, was intended to... 
Department of Energy Loan Guarantees: Biofuels and Biomass
April 30, 2013 |
Created as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program has $34 billion in...
Biomass Research and Development Initiative Fact Sheet
March 26, 2013 |
The Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) provides grants to companies, universities, and government research centers to...
Oil Shale: Failing Taxpayers for Decades
December 19, 2012 |
Since the early 20th century, the federal government and private industry have attempted to commercialize oil shale but after years of...
Golden Fleece Awarded to Risk Management Agency for Risking Taxpayer Dollars
December 13, 2012 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense awarded the Golden Fleece to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency for wasting taxpayer funds on risk management education for crops ranging from Christmas trees to turf grass....
Subsidizing Oil Shale: Tracing Federal Support for Oil Shale Development in the United States
November 29, 2012 |
With fiscal cliff looming, TCS calls for end to government handouts for failed oil shale experiments....
Loan Guarantee Program 101
October 16, 2012 |
A basic primer on the Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program and answers general questions on the history, administration, and overall effect of the program....
Farm Bill 101
October 02, 2012 |
The Farm Bill is a massive piece of legislation that guides food and farm policy. It covers wide-ranging topics from rural broadband service to farm subsidy payments....
Agricultural Safety Net 101
October 02, 2012 |
The agricultural safety net refers to the various federal programs and policies that insulate agricultural producers from the costs of conducting business....
Analysis of FY13 Continuing Resolution: Special Carve-outs
September 10, 2012 |
H.J. Res. 117 — Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 was released this morning (9/11/2012). TCS staff will be posting relevant documents and analysis as we digest this proposal over the coming days....
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