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.... 
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....
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....
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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Coal Industry Profits
July 26, 2012 |
For centuries the federal government has been in the business of providing billions in subsidies to coal companies in order to ensure...
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...
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