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Analysis of Selected Provisions in Hurricane Sandy Emergency Spending Proposals
December 17, 2012
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Subsidizing Oil Shale: Tracing Federal Support for Oil Shale Development in the United States
November 29, 2012
House Appropriations Subcommittee Passes Energy & Water Bill—Includes $50 BILLION in Risky Loan Guarantees
July 20, 2010 |
On July 15, the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee approved a $34.7 billion FY 2011 funding bill. Drafts of the bill are... 
Alaska Adopts Sensible Policy on Transportation Earmarks
July 15, 2010 |
Earlier this week, our attention was pointed to a new earmark policy released by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public...
Bipartisan Support for Earmark Database Bill Continues
June 01, 2010 |
(June 2) Fully one-fifth of Senators have now joined efforts to show American taxpayers the true priorities of Congress. ...
TCS President Ryan Alexander’s Hearing Testimony on The Legality and Efficacy of Line-Item Veto
May 26, 2010 |
Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense President Ryan Alexander testified at the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the Legality and Efficacy of Line-Item Veto Proposals...
House Republicans Adopt One-Year Earmark Moratorium
March 11, 2010 |
It’s been quite a whirlwind the last couple days. On Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-WI) announced a...
House Spending Committee Continues Down Path of Earmark Reform
March 10, 2010 |
The House Appropriations Committee took a positive step today on the long journey toward earmark reform. Chairman David Obey (D-WI)...
Murtha’s Legacy
March 05, 2010 |
Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) last night received a sendoff befitting a 36-year titan of Capitol Hill. In the Capitol’s Statuary Hall,...
Ethics Committee Ignores Earmark Problems
February 26, 2010 |
The House Ethics Committee today closed their investigation into ties between campaign donation to seven lawmakers and earmarks to the...
FY11 Budget Cuts Agriculture Waste
February 10, 2010 |
The President’s proposed FY2011 Department of Agriculture (USDA) budget is $25.8 billion, slightly reduced from the FY2010 level of $26.9...
Statement by Ms. Ryan Alexander, President, Taxpayers for Common Sense on the State of the Union Address
January 27, 2010 |
Washington, DC - The President laid out the economic and fiscal challenges facing the country tonight in the State of the Union. The...
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