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TCS Statement on the Elimination of the Comanche Program

February 23, 2004 | National Security

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

TCS Statement on the Boeing Tanker Announcement

February 20, 2004 | National Security

Washington, D.C. - The following is a written statement by Keith Ashdown, Vice-President at Taxpayers for Common Sense on Boeing US Air... Read More

A Total Rip-off: Taxpayer Dollars Wasted on the Energy Sector

December 31, 2003 | Policy Brief | Energy , National Security

Nuclear energy, once widely hailed as ‘too cheap to meter,” has become one of the most expensive sources of electricity, due to the high... Read More

Phil Condit Resigns as CEO of Boeing

December 01, 2003 | National Security

Washington, D.C. - The following is a written statement by Steve Ellis, Vice President for Programs on Phillip M. Condit's resignation as... Read More

CBO Slams Boeing Tanker Lease

August 25, 2003 | National Security

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

TCS Statement on Boeing Lease Deal

July 22, 2003 | National Security

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

More Review Needed of Boeing Refueling Aircraft Program

June 09, 2003 | National Security

Dear Congressman: We are writing to express our concern over the recent Department of Defense approval to lease 100 Boeing 767 "tanker... Read More

Lawmakers Add Shipbuilding Subsidies to Wartime Spending Bill

April 02, 2003 | National Security

Washington, D.C. - Defying President Bush’s request to keep the Wartime Emergency Supplemental bill clean from extraneous and wasteful... Read More

TCS Report: The Cost of War

March 24, 2003 | Reports & Data | National Security

War has always been expensive and the war in Iraq is no different. The United States has already spent $1 billion dollars on cruise... Read More

Terrorism Insurance Giveaway

June 27, 2002 | Policy Brief | National Security

Following the airline industry's lead, insurance executives have been lobbying Congress for terrorism insurance legislation that will... 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