Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
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...
Congress’ Tortured Math in MAP-21 (Trans. Reauthorization)
September 27, 2012 |
The just-passed MAP-21 (transportation omnibus) is paid for! It reduces the debt over 10 years!
By $16.3 billion, if CBO is to be...
Golden Fleece Awarded to Riverboat Ripoff
August 30, 2012 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense awarded the Golden Fleece to Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) for introducing H.R. 4342, the WAVE4 Act. This legislation would codify recommendations made by barge operators to increase the federal subsidy for inland waterway construction projects on the nation's rivers....
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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Congress Relies on Billions from Treasury in Transportation Reauthorization
June 27, 2012 |
A quick note: This analysis is based upon best available data at the time it was written. As of this posting (6:20pm), the final...
Why Transportation Reauthorization Negotiations Are Failing: The Pay-fors Just Don’t Add Up
June 14, 2012 |
Congress continues to meet behind closed doors in a Conference Committee to hash out the details of a transportation bill...
California HSR Project Cuts Costs but Federal Taxpayer Still on the Hook
April 05, 2012 |
In response to growing public opposition, questionable project merit, and an increasingly bloated cost, the California High Speed Rail...
House to seek another extension for transportation program
March 22, 2012 |
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House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Mica (R-FL) introduced H.R. 4239 yesterday; a “clean” extension to the...
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...
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