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Veto this Bill Mr. President

Washington, D.C. - The following is a prepared statement by Keith Ashdown, Vice President of Taxpayers for Common Sense on the passage of... Read More

Crossroads: Congress, the Corps of Engineers, and the Future of America’s Water Resources

March 20, 2004 | Reports & Data | Natural Resources , Transportation & Infrastructure

Crossroads: Congress, the Corps of Engineers, and the Future of America’s Water Resources The nation’s largest water management agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is at a crossroads. The Corps is poised to either... Read More

House Approves $8 Million for Delaware Deepening

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

Include Reform for Army Corps of Engineers in Water Resources Development Act

Dear Chairman Young: As you mark up a potential Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2003, we urge you to include significant... Read More

Golden Fleece: $190 Million Bridge to Nowhere

June 12, 2003 | Reports & Data | Earmarks & Appropriations , Transportation & Infrastructure

***This article first published June 12, 2003 when TCS was the first to shed light on the "Bridge to Nowhere"*** Rep. Don Young... Read More

Oppose H.R. 901: Bridge Proposal Rips Off Taxpayers

Dear Resources Committee Member:  We oppose H.R. 901, introduced by Congressmen John Doolittle (R-CA) and Doug Ose (R-CA). This bill... Read More

Folsom Bridge Legislation is Over Trouble Waters, Says TCS

Washington, D.C. - The following is a written statement from Aileen Roder, Program Director of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a national... Read More

Federal Salmon Recovery Plan Year 2: Costing hundreds of millions of dollars and doing little for salmon

February 26, 2003 | Transportation & Infrastructure

Washington, D.C. - The following is a written statement by Autumn Hanna, Senior Policy Analyst at Taxpayers for Common Sense, a national... Read More

BPA Gets a Valentine Gift from Federal Taxpayers

February 14, 2003 | Transportation & Infrastructure

Washington, D.C. - Despite opposition from leading taxpayer and environmental groups, Congress, last night, approved a $700 million... Read More

Barge Traffic Continues Dropping on Mississippi and Illinois Rivers

January 29, 2003 | Transportation & Infrastructure

Washington, DC - Barge traffic on the Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway continues to decline, according to new Army Corps of... 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