Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
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 |
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructs large water projects (dams, levees, pumping sand on beaches) across the country. In the...
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...
TCS Statement on Don Young Ad Controversy
July 24, 2008 |
Washington, D.C. – The following is a written Statement by Ms. Ryan Alexander, President of Taxpayers for Common Sense:
It has come to our...
Oppose Attempts to Raid Treasury to Backfill Highway Trust Fund
July 21, 2008 |
July 23, 2008
Dear Representative:
Taxpayers for Common Sense Action urges you to oppose H.R. 6532, which would transfer $8 billion...
Final Days of Don Young’s Way?
June 08, 2008 |
With board members jumping ship, the governor asking tough questions, and the cost estimate ballooning, the logical conclusion is that...
Transportation Committee Discloses New Earmarks
May 25, 2008 |
The earmark disclosure debutantes are making their way to the floor today in the technical correction bill for SAFETEA-LU (H.R....
Senate Cuts Transportation Earmarks
April 06, 2008 |
The FY09 Senate appropriations bill providing money for transportation and Housing and Urban Development projects contains 609 earmarks...
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