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TCS Statement on Passage of the Water Resources Development Act

Washington, D.C. – The following is a written statement by Steve Ellis, Vice-President of Programs at Taxpayers for Common Sense, a... Read More

Banking on the Future: Investing in Smart Water Strategies

The United States maintains the most advanced water system in the world, but faces major funding challenges over the next twenty years to... Read More

Veto the Transportation Bill

Dear Mr. President:     On behalf of the millions of members represented by our respective organizations, we ask that you hold steadfast to... Read More

Louisville’s Eastern Bridge Project is a Taxpayer Waste

Remarks by Erich W. Zimmermann, Policy Analyst Delivered at River Valley Club, Louisville, Kentucky June 3, 2005 Good afternoon, my... Read More

Highway Bill Breaks the Bank

The following is a written statement by Erich Zimmermann, Policy Analyst at Taxpayers for Common Sense, on Senate passage of the... Read More

An Open Letter to the Senate: Water Resources Development Act Bill Flushes More than $17 Billion Down the Drain

  Dear Senator:    Our organizations strongly oppose S. 728, the Water Resources Development Act of 2005 (WRDA 2005). This legislation... Read More

The Gravina Access Project: A Bridge to Nowhere

February 09, 2005 | Fact Sheet | Earmarks & Appropriations , Transportation & Infrastructure

Recipient of the TCS "Golden Fleece Award in 2003 (Read the award write-up) Project Update (September 2007): After many years of... Read More

Road to Ruin: The 27 Most Wasteful Road Projects in America

June 01, 2004 | Reports & Data | Transportation & Infrastructure

Road to Ruin documents 27 road projects that will drain federal tax dollars, harm communities, and damage the natural environment. In total, these projects would cost federal taxpayers at least $24 billion.... Read More

Taxpayer Groups Blast Mississippi River Legislation: Embattled Locks Project Mired in Controversy Given Boost by Neighboring Senators

Washington, D.C. - New legislation that re-ignites parochial efforts to soak taxpayers for one of the most wasteful water boondoggles in... Read More

TCS and NTU Letter To Sec Gale Norton

On behalf of our members, the undersigned groups urge you to exercise fiscal responsibility as the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) completes... Read More

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Weekly Wastebasket

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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