Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
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... 
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....
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....
Senate Ag Committee: More is Less
June 17, 2012 |
(Originally published June 8, 2012)
With debate on the 2012 Farm Bill underway on the Senate Floor, proponents of this nearly trillion...
The Nation’s Transportation Trust Funds
January 19, 2012 |
The nation’s transportation system — highways, transit lines, aviation, waterways, and ports — is largely supported by a series of...
Super Cuts for the Super Committee
September 15, 2011 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense has been working hard to meet the challenge of that the so-called Super Committee is facing - $1.2-1.5...
Green Scissors 2011
August 23, 2011 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense joined environmental, consumer watchdog, and free-market groups today to release Green Scissors 2011, which...
Taxpayer Risks with the Loan Guarantee Program
April 07, 2011 > Updated: August 28, 2012 |
The Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee program carries extremely high taxpayer risk, potentially jeopardizing billions of taxpayer dollars if energy project loans default....
Ongoing TCS Analysis of the FY2012 Budget Proposal
March 10, 2011 |
The FY2012 Presidential Budget Request was released this morning. TCS staff will be posting relevant documents and analysis as we digest...
Common Sense Cuts—$900 billion in savings over 10 years
February 12, 2011 |
The time has come for Congress to begin a serious discussion about how it is going to correct the current budgetary path into deeper and...
TCS Recommended Budget Cuts for the 112th Congress
January 11, 2011 |
The time has come for Congress to begin a serious discussion about how it is going to correct the current budgetary path into deeper and...
TCS and the Wilderness Society Release Report: Fair Market Value for Wind and Solar Development on Public Land
December 21, 2010 |
A review and analysis of the laws and regulations governing the collection and use of revenues from commercial energy development on federal lands and is a guide for policy-makers to use in developing appropriate policies for wind and solar energy projects....
Fair Market Value for Wind and Solar Development on Public Land
December 20, 2010 |
A review and analysis of the laws and regulations governing the collection and use of revenues from commercial energy development on federal lands and is a guide for policy-makers to use in developing appropriate policies for wind and solar energy projects....
Green Scissors 2010
August 23, 2010 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense joined a number of environmental and consumer groups and a bipartisan slate of Representatives today in...
Fool Me Once–Energy Legislation Should Include Royalty System for Wind and Solar Projects on Taxpayer Lands
June 20, 2010 |
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has refocused Congress’ attention on energy and climate legislation. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid...
Mining Companies Enchanted by New Mexico Giveaways
May 03, 2010 |
New Mexico is one of the most heavily mined states in the country, producing large amounts of perlite, copper, and other hardrock...
Arizona Public Lands in Mining Company Hands
March 18, 2010 |
Arizona is one of the most heavily mined states in the country, producing large amounts of copper, silver and other hardrock minerals....
The Percentage Depletion Allowance (PDA): A Double Giveaway for Hardrock Mining Companies
December 04, 2009 |
For decades, hardrock mining companies have benefited from generous tax breaks at the expense of taxpayers, all the while extracting...
Oil and Gas Royalties: Relief for Oil and Gas Companies, a Fiscal Headache for Taxpayers
November 03, 2009 |
Oil and gas companies that drill offshore or on public lands are required to pay for the oil and gas they remove in the form of...
More than 161,000 Abandoned Mines in the West
August 12, 2009 |
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that there are at least 161,000 abandoned mines in western states. The research,...
Royalties from Hardrock Mining on State Lands as High as 12%
August 12, 2009 |
In a recent analysis on hardrock mining, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that among twelve western states, all assess...
Lastest List of House Members Supporting Mining Reform
August 03, 2009 |
Early this year, Congressman Nick Rahall (D-WV) introduced H.R. 699, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009. H.R. 699 would...
TCS Comments on Senate Hearing on Reform of 1872 Mining Law
July 13, 2009 |
Analysis of Energy Tax Provisions Included in the Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
December 05, 2008 |
The following is a summary of the non-consumer energy tax breaks included in H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008....
Royalty-in-Kind: A Costly Complication
September 10, 2008 |
Under intense pressure from the oil and natural gas industry, the Minerals Management Service (MMS)1 started the Royalty-in-Kind (RIK)...
Utah Hardrock Mining Fact Sheet
June 11, 2008 |
Under the 135 year old Mining Law of 1872, valuable taxpayer lands and minerals are virtually given away to international mining...
Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Taxpayer Protections in New Mining Law
April 22, 2008 |
Washington, D.C. – Today Senators Feingold (D-WI), Sununu (R-NH), Cantwell (D-WA), and Gregg (R-NH) led a bi-partisan push for the...
Hardrock Mining Royalty Fair to Taxpayers, Fair to Industry
March 15, 2008 |
Fair Compensation for Taxpayers
For more than 8 decades the coal, oil, and natural gas industries have all paid royalties for the right...
TCS Applauds Amendment Securing Royalty Reforms in Mining Legislation
October 17, 2007 |
TCS Applauds Hinchey Amendment Securing Royalty Reforms in Mining Legislation
Washington, DC -- The following is a written statement by...
New Mexico Hardrock Mining Fact Sheet
September 18, 2007 |
Under the 135 year old Mining Law of 1872, valuable taxpayer lands and minerals are virtually given away to international mining...
Oil and Gas Royalty Relief Fact Sheet
April 27, 2006 |
“Relief” for Oil and Gas
A Fiscal Headache for Taxpayers
“Now, we don’t think oil companies need tax incentives or subsidies to drill...
Rip-Off in Big Cypress: How the Department of the Interior attempted to orchestrate one of the worst land deals in history
June 20, 2005 |
By: John Nohlgren
On May, 29th 2002, President George W. Bush and his brother, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, together announced the...
Let’s End the Century of Subsidies
June 16, 2002 |
The following statement was released today by Steve Ellis, Senior Director of Water Resources at Taxpayers for Common Sense on the 100th anniversary of the United States Bureau of Reclamation:...
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