TCS RSS Feed RSS

This Time, Let the Ethanol Tax Break Expire

December 14, 2011 | Energy

The Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, or VEETC, the largest subsidy to the ethanol industry, is set to expire on December 31st. Last... Read More

Letter and Briefing on the Wasteful, Expiring $6 Billion Ethanol Subsidy

December 12, 2011 | Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense worked with Congressional allies to get 73 Representatives to sign a letter last week asking Speaker of the... Read More

Coalition Demands Deficit Plans be Public

December 05, 2011 | Budget & Tax

Taxpayers for Common Sense and a coalition of groups sent a letter to the President, Speaker Boehner, and Majority Leader Reid today... Read More

House Transportation Reauthorization Postponed as Deadline Approaches

December 01, 2011 | Transportation & Infrastructure

With the March 31, 2012 expiration of nation’s surface transportation legislation steadily approaching, House leaders informed... Read More

House Subcommittee Discusses Loan Guarantees

November 30, 2011 | Energy

The House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight met as part of an ongoing series of hearings... Read More

Loan Guarantee Program Up for Review

November 29, 2011 | Energy

The Department of Energy (DOE) Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program is coming up for some much needed scrutiny after two companies funded... Read More

Super Failure: Time for Congress to Do Its Job

November 21, 2011 | Budget & Tax

For Immediate Release November 21, 2011 Contact: Steve Ellis 202-546-8500 x126 Super Failure: Time for Congress to Do Its... Read More

TCS Testifies on Royalties before House Natural Resources Subcommittee

TCS Testifies on Royalties before House Natural Resources Subcommittee Ms. Ryan Alexander President Taxpayers for Common Sense Written Testimony submitted to the United States House of... Read More

November 4, 5:43 PM—The Latest on the Deficit Cutting Super Committee

November 14, 2011 | Budget & Tax

November 4, 2011-5:43 PM This way madness lies. Because the vast majority of the Super Committee’s activities have occurred behind... Read More

A Legacy for Earmarks (updated 11/14/2011)

November 14, 2011 |

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today passed its version of a transportation reauthorization bill, to replace the... Read More

View All »
Weekly Wastebasket

Our weekly reality-check for federal spending. View All

February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as... Read More