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TCS President Ryan Alexander Op-Ed: The Appropriations Pork Machine (The New York Times)

January 02, 2011 | Budget & Tax

Ryan Alexander is president of Taxpayers for Common Sense. The early indicators of what to expect from the 112th Congress in terms of... Read More

TCS VP Steve Ellis on CSPAN Washington Journal Discussing Tax Cut Legislation and Special Interest Provisions

December 20, 2010 | Budget & Tax

Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense VP Steve Ellis spoke with host Libby Casey on CSPAN Washington Journal. The discussion focused... Read More

Holiday Honey Baked Hams—Special Interest Carveouts at the End of the Year

December 19, 2010 | Budget & Tax

(Originally Posted 12/13/2010) The last legislative trains are pulling out of Capitol Hill station and there are a bunch of hobo... Read More

TCS President Ryan Alexander Statement on the National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and Reform vote

December 03, 2010 | Budget & Tax

Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense President Ryan Alexander issued a statement on the National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and... Read More

TCS Letter to Deficit Commissioners: Support the Final Report

December 02, 2010 | Budget & Tax

Taxpayers for Common Sense sent a letter to the commissioners of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform urging... Read More

Deficit Commission Releases its Final Report—The Moment of Truth

December 01, 2010 | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

So the "The Moment of Truth" is here. We've been combing through the specifics of the aptly titled final report of the National... Read More

Federal workers may not see pay raises for two years (Markeplace Radio)

November 29, 2010 | Budget & Tax

Washington is going to have to make some hard decisions to bring the deficit down. Marketplace's Nancy Marshall Genzer takes a look at... Read More

TCS Letter to Deficit Commissioners

November 15, 2010 | Budget & Tax

TCS applauds the Co-chairs for not leaving any stone unturned and acknowledging the difficult budgetary choices that must be made given... Read More

Reforms Proposed by National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Co-Chairs Unveiled Today

The Co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform gave their proposals to fellow Commission members today.... Read More

TCS VP Steve Ellis on Fox Business News re: Top Ten Congressional Reforms for the 112th Congress

October 31, 2010 | Budget & Tax

TCS VP Steve Ellis discussed our Top Ten Congressional Reforms for the 112th Congress on Fox Business News yesterday.  A link to the... Read More

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Weekly Wastebasket

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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