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Coalition Holds Press Conference on Illinois FutureGen Project

December 19, 2011 | Press Releases | Energy

               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: December 19, 2011 Kristina Rasmussen (217)... Read More

This Time, Let the Ethanol Tax Break Expire

December 14, 2011 | Our Take | 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 | Letters & Testimony | 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 Letter Opposing Passing Farm Bill Through Super Committee

November 02, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | 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 | 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

Taxpayers for Common Sense Targets Oil and Gas Tax Breaks

October 19, 2011 | Press Releases | Energy

  October 20, 2011 CONTACT: Mike Surrusco: michael@taxpayer.net (202) 546-8500... Read More

Action Alert: Senate Set to Vote on Ethanol Amendment [Completed Action]

October 17, 2011 | Our Take | Agriculture , Energy

UPDATE: In 2011, Taxpayers for Common Sense celebrated a major policy win. Congress let the wasteful ethanol tax credit (VEETC) expire... Read More

Senate Energy Committee Needs to Stop the Clean Energy Deployment Administration

July 10, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense joined with other groups urging Congress to save taxpayers from footing the bill for billions in risky loans by not creating the Clean Energy Deployment Administration.... Read More

TCS Comments on Senators’ Compromise on Ethanol Subsidy Elimination

July 07, 2011 | Our Take |

Today, Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) struck a deal with Sens. Klobuchar (D-MN) and Thune (R-SD) to eliminate the ethanol tax credit (and tariff).... Read More

Coalition letter in support of Reps. Herger and Crowley bill to end 30 years of tax credits to the E

June 27, 2011 | Letters & Testimony |

Today, a diverse coalition of groups including Taxpayers for Common Sense released a letter to Representatives Herger (R-CA) and Crowley (D-NY), expressing strong support for their bill, the Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act, which would end more than 30 years of tax credits to the ethanol industry. The Act would save taxpayers several billion dollars this year alone, with no impact to the ethanol industry.... 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