Policy Briefs
Analysis of Selected Provisions in Hurricane Sandy Emergency Spending Proposals
December 17, 2012
Reports & Data
Subsidizing Oil Shale: Tracing Federal Support for Oil Shale Development in the United States
November 29, 2012
Senate Jobs Bill: The Wrong Direction on Transportation
February 24, 2010 |
Updated 2:33pm
The Senate-passed jobs bill (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act or the Jobs for Main Street Act) contains a... 
North Shore Road: Final Agreement a Win for Taxpayers
February 10, 2010 |
An agreement was signed this week that settles a long-standing dispute about what to do with the North Shore Road in the Great Smoky...
Support Sound Science for Salmon
October 14, 2009 |
We commend Congressmen Jim McDermott (D-WA), Tom Petri (R-WI), and the current cosponsors of H.R. 3503, the Salmon Solutions and Planning...
Hearing: Recovery Act: 160-Day Progress Report for Transporation and Infrastructure Programs
July 30, 2009 |
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing today entitled: “Recovery Act: 160-Day Progress Report for...
TCS Letter to Congress on Salmon Solutions and Planning Act
July 30, 2009 |
This week TCS released a letter to Congress supporting the Salmon Solutions and Planning Act. The legislation was introduced by...
Bailout Bank Bio: Chrysler
June 01, 2009 |
Chrysler LLC was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. In 2007 Cerberus Capital Management took up managing...
Failing Salmon Recovery Efforts are Costing Taxpayers Billions
February 09, 2009 |
Over the last two decades, federal agencies have spent more than $8 billion on efforts to restore salmon to the Columbia and Snake River...
Raising Questions About Transportation Spending in House Economic Stimulus Legislation
January 29, 2009 |
The transportation portion of the House stimulus package contains more than $43 billion for the Department of Transportation, including...
Water Infrastructure Spending in the House Economic Stimulus
January 28, 2009 |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructs large water projects (dams, levees, pumping sand on beaches)...
FY2009 Appropriations Bills: TCS Analyses and Earmark Databases
September 18, 2008 |
The following are links to TCS's analysis and database for each of the FY09 appropriations bills. (Note: With the exception of House...
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