Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
Political Contributions & Conflicts of Interest Taint U.S. Ag Policies
May 22, 2013 |
Despite our nation’s $16.8 trillion debt and record deficits, agricultural lobbyists continue to fearlessly campaign for more subsidies... 
Rural Energy for America Program Fact Sheet
April 02, 2013 |
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) was created in the 2008 farm bill to provide federal grants and loans to renewable energy...
Political Footprint of the Corn Ethanol Lobby
March 20, 2013 |
The federal government has in one form or another provided lucrative subsidies to the corn ethanol industry for more than 30 years,...
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....
Crop Insurance Administrative Policy Changes
January 30, 2013 |
Several administrative changes could be implemented to reduce taxpayer costs and limit the unintended consequences of federal crop insurance. ...
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...
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...
Record Drought Results in Record Profit
August 30, 2012 |
Special interests are always looking for a silver lining. This year, it’s the farm lobby and sympathetic politicians shamelessly taking...
Backdoor Earmarks? Slush-y Funds in the Corps of Engineers Budget
February 08, 2012 |
(February 8, 2012 | 3:00 p.m.)
Below is a chart detailing the number of projects that receive funding in the Corps 2012 Work Plan that...
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...
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