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Taxpayers Cannot Afford a $1 Trillion Farm Bill

September 11, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture

Taxpayers Cannot Afford a $1 Trillion Farm Bill Today, TCS sent a letter urging the House to reject a new trillion dollar farm bill and instead enact a short-term extension.... Read More

New Report Finds Millionaires Still Receive Farm Subsidies

September 04, 2013 | Our Take | Agriculture

New Report Finds Millionaires Still Receive Farm Subsidies Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report finding that farm subsidies are still being paid to... Read More

Letter to Energy & Commerce Committee: Support Comprehensive Review of the Renewable Fuel Standard

July 24, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture , Energy

Letter to Energy & Commerce Committee: Support Comprehensive Review of the Renewable Fuel Standard Yesterday, TCS joined 12 other diverse organizations in a letter supporting a comprehensive review of the federal biofuels mandate.... Read More

TCS Statement on House Passage of Ag-Only Farm Bill

July 11, 2013 | Statements | Agriculture

TCS Statement on House Passage of Ag-Only Farm Bill Ryan Alexander, president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, released the following statement on the House's passage of an agriculture-only farm bill.... Read More

Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent

July 11, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture

Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent Today, TCS urged the House to vote no on an agriculture-only farm bill that would spend more than the Senate-passed bill. ... Read More

House Leadership Proposes Outspending Senate in Farm Bill

July 09, 2013 | Our Take | Agriculture

House Leadership Proposes Outspending Senate in Farm Bill Fresh on the heels of losing a farm bill vote on the Floor because the rushed bill did not cut spending enough, House leadership is... Read More

Truth Checking Trillion-Dollar Farm Bill Apologists

June 26, 2013 | Our Take | Agriculture

Truth Checking Trillion-Dollar Farm Bill Apologists The rhetoric from defenders of Washington’s heavy-handed role in agriculture reached a peak during recent House debate on a nearly $1... Read More

Rhetoric on Adjusted Gross Income Grossly Distorts the Facts

June 26, 2013 | Our Take | Agriculture

Rhetoric on Adjusted Gross Income Grossly Distorts the Facts Many farm bill apologists attacked basic means testing as a “poison pill” for the farm bill. House Agriculture Committee leaders Frank... Read More

Math Like Chairman Lucas’ is the Reason We Have a $17 Trillion Debt

June 26, 2013 | Our Take | Agriculture

Math Like Chairman Lucas’ is the Reason We Have a $17 Trillion Debt "And if you look at how [crop insurance] has worked in the 7 years prior to the onset of the drought of 2011, basically the Federal... Read More

TCS Statement on House Rejection of 2013 Farm Bill

June 20, 2013 | Statements | Agriculture

TCS Statement on House Rejection of 2013 Farm Bill Below is a statement by Ryan Alexander, president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, on the House's rejection of the 2013 farm bill. ... 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