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Senators Call for Common Sense Changes to Crop Insurance

May 09, 2012 | Agriculture

This week Senators Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) took an important step highlighting the need to rein in the largest taxpayer... Read More

Senate Agriculture Committee Proposes Entitlement Filled Farm Bill

April 19, 2012 | Agriculture

The Senate Agriculture Committee today released its version of the Farm Bill and it appears to fall far short of needed reforms. And... Read More

National Taxpayer and Free Market Nonprofits Announce New Joint Venture

March 29, 2012 | Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Five nationally known groups that favor spending restraint have announced their intention to close, April 1, 2012, on a... Read More

Taxpayers for Common Sense Statement on Common Sense Step Toward an Appropriate Agricultural Safety Net

March 20, 2012 | Agriculture

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Tim Johnson (D-SD) today introduced legislation that is important in efforts to focus federal... Read More

TCS Analysis of the FY13 Presidential Budget Request

Last Updated: February 19, 2012 The FY2013 Presidential Budget Request was released this morning (2/13/2012). TCS staff will be posting... Read More

Coalition Letter Opposing Passing Farm Bill Through Super Committee

November 02, 2011 | Agriculture

Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense joined a coalition on a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, asking them to not... Read More

Congressmen Support Common Sense Cuts to Wasteful Ag Spending

October 20, 2011 | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) sent a letter this week to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction--i.e.... Read More

Support Amendments to Stop Wasteful Ag Spending

June 15, 2011 | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Support Amendments to Stop Wasteful Ag Spending Taxpayers for Common Sense Action sent a letter yesterday to the House of Representatives, asking for their support on a variety of common sense amendments that will save money and end wasteful payments and programs. ... Read More

Letter Supporting Bipartisan Effort to Cut Billions in Ethanol Giveaway

May 03, 2011 | Agriculture , Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense joined a broad and diverse coalition applauding Senators Coburn (R-OK) and Feinstein (D-CA) for combining their efforts to end billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded subsidies for conventional ethanol by introducing the bipartisan “Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act.”... Read More

Updates & Budgetary Gimmicks in the Final Continuing Resolution Unveiled by House Appropriations

The House Appropriations Committee released the final Continuing Resolution (CR) funding the federal government for the rest of the 2011... Read More

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

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