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50 Defense Earmarks Not Disclosed by House Defense Committe

 Posted by Laura Peterson, June 8, 2007   Additional Information... Read More

Appellate Jurisdiction Custer Battles

June 07, 2007 | National Security

Appellate Jurisdiction Custer Battles    

50 Defense Earmarks Not Disclosed by House Defense Committe

June 01, 2007 | Policy Brief | Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

When the House of Representatives passed new rules just a few days into the new Congress requiring lawmakers to disclose the earmarks... Read More

House Armed Services Committee Releases Defense Authorization Earmarks

posted by Laura Peterson, May 23, 2007 With little fanfare, defense earmarks made their public debut in the House Armed Services Committee... Read More

Support Deepwater Reform

April 24, 2007 | National Security

Dear Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee: Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) urges you to reform the Coast... Read More

TCS Statement on Final Passage of FY07 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill

Washington, D.C. - The following is a statement from Steve Ellis, Vice President for Programs at Taxpayers for Common Sense, on the Defense... Read More

Testimony Before Democratic Policy Committee Oversight Hearing on Post-Katrina Reconstruction

May 18, 2006 | National Security

TCS applauds you for looking more closely at certain contracting mishaps in the wake of Katrina, both because of the sizable federal... Read More

TCS Statement on Inspector General Tanker Report

June 06, 2005 | National Security

Washington, D.C. – The following is a written statement by Keith Ashdown, Vice-President of Policy of Taxpayers for Common Sense on the IG... Read More

Still Fighting the Cold War: No Mission for Nuclear Bunker Busters in the 21st Century

May 04, 2005 | National Security

Convinced that we require a broader range of nuclear options to ensure a credible deterrence threat, the National Nuclear Security... Read More

The Modern Pit Facility: A $4 Billion Boondoggle Being Sold on Alarmist Rhetoric and Dated Data

May 01, 2005 | National Security

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is currently designing a $2-4 billion Modern Pit Facility (MPF)i that will cost... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More