Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
House Appropriations Committtee Disciplines DHS
June 24, 2008 |
The $40 billion Homeland Security spending bill marked up by the House Appropriations Committee yesterday is $2.3 billion over the... 
Appropriations Committees Ramp Up Activities
June 19, 2008 |
Theyyyyyyyyyyy’re back.
On both sides of the Capitol, the spending gears are starting to turn as the Appropriations committees meet to...
Don Young’s “A Team” Lobbyist List Uncovered
June 17, 2008 |
A two-page “survival guide” issued in 2007 to interns in Rep. Don Young’s (R–AK) office lists nine transportation lobbyists as “The A...
Istook Sent Earmarks to Six Abramoff Clients
June 02, 2008 |
A chief of staff for a former House Appropriations Committee Chairman pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to conspiring to defraud...
DeMint Earmark Moratorium Amendment Fails
March 12, 2008 |
So it finally happened at 10:30 tonight. The DeMint earmark moratorium amendment to the budget resolution came to a vote.
When faced...
More on Earmark Transparency
March 11, 2008 |
We’re still waiting to see what Speaker Pelosi does; word has been that it will be today.
Over in the Senate, it keeps getting more...
TCS Requests Ethics Investigation of Coconut Road Earmark
September 26, 2007 |
The Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Chairwoman
The Honorable Doc Hastings, Ranking Member
House Committee on Standards of Official...
Ask Senator Stevens to Give Up Committee Assignments
July 31, 2007 |
Dear Leader McConnell:
I'm writing to request that you ask Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) to temporarily recuse himself from his...
Time to Learn the Hard Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: Support Real Fiscal Reforms in Water Resources Development Act
September 20, 2006 |
Dear Member of Congress:
For many years, our organizations have examined the standard operating practices of the Corps of Engineers and...
Support Amendments to Reign in Agriculture Appropriations’ Earmarks
May 22, 2006 |
May 23, 2006
Dear Representative:
Taxpayers for Common Sense Action urges you to support...
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