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Comments to House Ways and Means Committee 2013 Tax Reform Working Groups

April 15, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax

Comments to House Ways and Means Committee 2013 Tax Reform Working Groups The House Ways and Means Committee created eleven tax reform working groups to focus on select issues within the U.S. tax code as part of... Read More

White House Budget Proposes Spending More On Small Modular Reactors, Winner of 2013 “Golden Fleece Award”

April 10, 2013 | Press Releases | Energy

White House Budget Proposes Spending More On Small Modular Reactors, Winner of 2013 “Golden Fleece Award” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2013 CONTACTS: Steve Ellis, (202) 546-8500 x126, or... Read More

Diverse Stakeholders Applaud Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Reform

April 10, 2013 | Press Releases | Agriculture , Energy

Diverse Stakeholders Applaud Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Reform Today, a bipartisan set of Representatives introduced a bill to take long overdue steps toward reforming the broken Renewable Fuel... 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

Report: Foxes Guarding U.S. Nuclear Henhouse

February 27, 2013 | Our Take | National Security

Report: Foxes Guarding U.S. Nuclear Henhouse Anyone familiar with a few fairy tales knows it’s not a good idea to let a fox guard a henhouse. But that’s just what the federal... Read More

TCS President Statement on Golden Fleece Awarded for Federal Spending on Small Modular Reactors

February 27, 2013 | Statements | Energy

TCS President Statement on Golden Fleece Awarded for Federal Spending on Small Modular Reactors Today we present the Golden Fleece Award to the Department of Energy for providing federal subsidies for small modular reactors or SMRs. ... Read More

Golden Fleece Award Goes to Department of Energy for Federal Spending on Small Modular Reactors

February 27, 2013 | Press Releases | Energy

Golden Fleece Award Goes to Department of Energy for Federal Spending on Small Modular Reactors TCS awarded the Golden Fleece to DOE for wasting taxpayer funds on small modular reactors.... Read More

FutureGen Project Moves Forward: $1 Billion in Taxpayer Funds Still Pending

February 05, 2013 | Our Take | Energy

FutureGen Project Moves Forward: $1 Billion in Taxpayer Funds Still Pending The Department of Energy (DOE) announced the approval of Phase II for the $1.65 billion experimental FutureGen 2.0 Project located in... Read More

Big Oil Boasts High Profits; Subsidies Continue

February 01, 2013 | Our Take | Energy

Big Oil Boasts High Profits; Subsidies Continue Oil and gas companies continue to boast substantial profits while reaping billions in taxpayer-backed subsidies. As of February 1st, four... Read More

Congress: Only Fund Emergency Needs in Sandy Supplemental

January 11, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Earmarks & Appropriations , Transportation & Infrastructure

Congress: Only Fund Emergency Needs in Sandy Supplemental   January 11, 2012 Dear Representative, As you know, the House of... 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