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Fiscal Conservatives Urge Open Rule for Defense Spending Bill

July 16, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Fiscal Conservatives Urge Open Rule for Defense Spending Bill   July 22, 2013 Dear Speaker Boehner, We understand that the House of... Read More

Fiscal Conservative Organizations Outraged at Farm Bill Process

June 19, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture , Earmarks & Appropriations

Fiscal Conservative Organizations Outraged at Farm Bill Process Today, TCS joined other fiscal conservative organizations expressing outrage at the farm bill process. ... Read More

Energy and Water Spending Bill Passes Subcommittee

June 18, 2013 | Our Take | Earmarks & Appropriations , Energy

Energy and Water Spending Bill Passes Subcommittee The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies voted today to pass the fiscal year 2014... Read More

TCS Presents “Subsidizing Small Modular Reactors”

May 30, 2013 | Event Summary | Earmarks & Appropriations , Energy

TCS Presents “Subsidizing Small Modular Reactors” Taxpayers for Common Sense was invited today to present on federal taxpayer subsidies and liabilities surrounding small modular nuclear... Read More

Disaster Reforms for Resiliency

Disaster Reforms for Resiliency Over the past decade, extreme weather and storms have become increasingly commonplace – including coastal storms, wildfires, droughts,... Read More

Costly Water Projects Bill Demands Scrutiny

April 10, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Earmarks & Appropriations , Transportation & Infrastructure

Costly Water Projects Bill Demands Scrutiny Taxpayers for Common Sense and eight other organizations allied on this issue urge scrutiny of S.601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013... Read More

TCS Analysis of the FY14 Presidential Budget Request

TCS Analysis of the FY14 Presidential Budget Request Taxpayers for Common Sense staff will be combing through the budget over the next several hours and days and bringing to light various... Read More

The Beat Continues on the Charlottesville Bypass

The Beat Continues on the Charlottesville Bypass In a great piece about the proposed Charlottesville (VA) Bypass, James Bacon from Bacon’s Rebellion lays out several significant problems... Read More

Energy Department Announces Second Round of Small Modular Reactor Funding

March 12, 2013 | Our Take | Earmarks & Appropriations , Energy

Energy Department Announces Second Round of Small Modular Reactor Funding The Department of Energy (DOE) announced yesterday a second funding opportunity for its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Program. The new... Read More

Senate Dems’ Plan to Avoid Sequester Fails to Save

February 28, 2013 | Our Take | Agriculture , Earmarks & Appropriations

Senate Dems’ Plan to Avoid Sequester Fails to Save Senate Democrats' plan to avoid sequestration cuts fails to save taxpayers enough money.... 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