Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
Analysis of Selected Sections of S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013
March 20, 2013 |
The Senate's Environment and Public Works committee is taking up a water project bill that could cost taxpayers billions.... 
Fiscal Cliff Fix
December 05, 2012 |
Congress and the President do not need to plunge taxpayers off a “Fiscal Cliff”. Common sense solutions can make government work and put the country on sound footing to deal with our deficits and debt....
Political Power of the Agribusiness and Crop Insurance Lobbies
October 31, 2012 |
The so-called Farm Bill currently being negotiated in Congress is shaping up to be another taxpayer-funded handout to wealthy landowners,...
Haves and Have-Nots in Federal Crop Insurance
October 31, 2012 |
Federally subsidized crop insurance has become the largest taxpayer support for agriculture. But not all parts of the agriculture...
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....
Green Scissors Campaign 101
October 02, 2012 |
A basic primer on the Green Scissors campaign and answers general questions about the history and goals of the coalition....
Sliding Past Sequestration: $2 Trillion in Common Sense Cuts to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff
October 01, 2012 |
In the summer of 2011, Congress sent the President a bill that acknowledged failure. Instead of swallowing hard and coming up with...
Green Scissors Report 2012
August 07, 2012 |
Green Scissors 2012 is produced by Friends of the Earth, Taxpayers for Common Sense, and R Street to highlight and end wasteful and environmentally harmful federal spending. This diverse coalition of environmental, taxpayer and free-market groups has come together to show how the government can save billions of tax dollars and improve our environment.
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Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Data
February 12, 2012 |
The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) is a compendium of more than two thousand tariff waivers which reduce the fees importers pay for a...
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