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Coalition Letter Opposing NATGAS Act—A Bill to Subsidize the Natural Gas Vehicle Industry

May 22, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense joined 16 other taxpayer and conservative groups on an open letter to Congress urging them to oppose yet another new energy subsidy. ... Read More

TCS Subsidy Gusher Report Details 16 Billion in Annual Subsidies to Oil and Gas

May 16, 2011 | Press Releases | Energy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) released “Subsidy Gusher: Taxpayers Stuck with Massive Subsidies while Oil and... Read More

TCS Letter in Opposition to H.R. 1380, the NAT GAS Act

May 03, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Energy

TCS Letter in Opposition to H.R. 1380, the NAT GAS Act Taxpayers for Common Sense sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives calling for Congress to oppose H.R. 1380, the New Alternative Transportation to Give American Solutions or NAT GAS Act.... Read More

Letter Supporting Bipartisan Effort to Cut Billions in Ethanol Giveaway

May 03, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture , Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense joined a broad and diverse coalition applauding Senators Coburn (R-OK) and Feinstein (D-CA) for combining their efforts to end billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded subsidies for conventional ethanol by introducing the bipartisan “Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act.”... Read More

TCS Statement on the JSF Alternate Engine Cancellation

March 23, 2011 | Statements | National Security

Statement by TCS President Ms. Ryan Alexander on the announcement the Defense Department issued a stop-work order on the Joint Strike Fighter alternate engine program.... Read More

TCS Testifies at the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

March 03, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture , Budget & Tax , Energy

On March 3, 2011 Taxpayers for Common Sense President Ryan Alexander testified at a House Committee on Oversight and Government reform... Read More

Energy Committee Questions DOE on Budget

February 18, 2011 | Our Take | Budget & Tax , Energy

Senate Energy Committee’s Hearing on the President’s FY2012 Budget Request Earlier this week the President released his budget request... Read More

Ongoing Analysis of Debate Over FY11 Continuing Resolution

February 16, 2011 | Our Take | Budget & Tax , Energy , National Security

The House of Representatives is debating a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year 2011 (through... Read More

TCS Reaction to Sen. Manchin (D-WV) Statement on Coal Subsidies

February 03, 2011 | Our Take | Energy , Natural Resources

We all know that lawmakers are allowed the occasional stretching of the truth, but at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources... Read More

Blumenauer, Menendez Call for an End to Big Oil Subsidies

July 08, 2010 | Our Take | Energy

On June 30, 2010, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced the End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act to cut a number of subsidies for big... 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