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Wanna Giveaway?: Congress Using Budget Gimmicks to Reverse Air Traffic Cuts

April 26, 2013 | Policy Brief | Transportation & Infrastructure

Wanna Giveaway?: Congress Using Budget Gimmicks to Reverse Air Traffic Cuts Update (12:30pm) - The House passed this bill today 361-41, and it now goes to the President for his signature. Though the bill does... Read More

Bringing Sequester in for a Landing: Congress on Verge of Avoiding FAA Furloughs with Budget Gimmicks

April 25, 2013 | Policy Brief | Transportation & Infrastructure

Bringing Sequester in for a Landing: Congress on Verge of Avoiding FAA Furloughs with Budget Gimmicks Update (9:03 pm): The Senate has gone with option 1 (see below), allowing for the transfer of $250 million from the Airport Improvement... Read More

Analysis of Selected Sections of S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013

March 20, 2013 | Policy Brief | Budget & Tax , Natural Resources , Transportation & Infrastructure

Analysis of Selected Sections of S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013 The Senate's Environment and Public Works committee is taking up a water project bill that could cost taxpayers billions.... Read More

Taxpayer Subsidies for Small Modular Reactors

February 27, 2013 > Updated: July 25, 2013 | Policy Brief | Energy

Taxpayer Subsidies for Small Modular Reactors The Department of Energy (DOE) is asking Congress to provide hundreds of millions in subsidies to commercialize small modular nuclear... Read More

Transportation Tax Provisions within Fiscal Cliff Deal

January 03, 2013 | Policy Brief | Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation Tax Provisions within Fiscal Cliff Deal The final agreement signed by the president to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff” contains several items related to transportation that... Read More

Energy Tax Breaks Catch Ride on Fiscal Cliff Train

January 03, 2013 | Policy Brief | Energy

Energy Tax Breaks Catch Ride on Fiscal Cliff Train At the 11th hour lawmakers and the White House agreed to a deal on the fiscal cliff. While the deal was crafted to address urgent tax... Read More

Fiscal Cliff Fix

December 05, 2012 | Policy Brief | Budget & Tax

Fiscal Cliff Fix Congress and the President do not need to plunge taxpayers off a “Fiscal Cliff”. Common sense solutions can make government work and put the country on sound footing to deal with our deficits and debt.... Read More

Congress’ Tortured Math in MAP-21 (Trans. Reauthorization)

September 27, 2012 | Policy Brief | Transportation & Infrastructure

Congress’ Tortured Math in MAP-21 (Trans. Reauthorization) 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... Read More

Analysis of FY13 Continuing Resolution: Special Carve-outs

September 10, 2012 | Policy Brief | Energy , National Security

Analysis of FY13 Continuing Resolution: Special Carve-outs H.J. Res. 117 — Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 was released this morning (9/11/2012). TCS staff will be posting relevant documents and analysis as we digest this proposal over the coming days.... Read More

With Agriculture Disaster Aid Congress Pays Now, Hopes to Save Later

August 01, 2012 | Policy Brief | Agriculture

With Agriculture Disaster Aid Congress Pays Now, Hopes to Save Later Citing record drought conditions throughout the country, the House is debating today legislation to retroactively extend four... Read More

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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