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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

Statement by Ryan Alexander, president of TCS on the FY13 Presidential Budget Request

February 13, 2012 | Statements | Budget & Tax

The President’s fiscal year 2013 budget request is being released into swirling fiscal, economic, and electoral winds. Those winds... Read More

Coalition Demands Deficit Plans be Public

December 05, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | 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

Super Failure: Time for Congress to Do Its Job

November 21, 2011 | Press Releases | 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

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

November 14, 2011 | Our Take | 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

Congressmen Support Common Sense Cuts to Wasteful Ag Spending

October 20, 2011 | Our Take | 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... Read More

TCS Letter to the ‘Super Committee’

September 08, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax

Yesterday, Taxpayers for Common Sense sent a letter to all 12 members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or the "Super... Read More

TCS Statement and Analysis on Debt Ceiling Agreement

July 31, 2011 | Statements | Budget & Tax

A statement from TCS President Ms. Ryan Alexander is below.  Analysis on the debt ceiling legislation agreed to by leadership from both... Read More

TCS on the Debt Ceiling

July 28, 2011 | Statements | Budget & Tax

Taxpayers for Common Sense statement on the debt ceiling and deficit reduction bills.          ... Read More

Support Gang of Six Bi-Partisan Plan to Reduce Our Nation’s Deficit

July 20, 2011 | Statements | Budget & Tax

    Support “Gang of Six” Bi-Partisan Plan to Reduce Our Nation’s Deficit   July 20,... 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