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More Solyndras Act Passes Committee

July 31, 2012 | Energy

Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the so-called “No More Solyndras Act.” While the bill includes some taxpayer... Read More

Letter to Congress: No More Solyndras Act Fails to Fully Protect Taxpayers

July 30, 2012 | Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense joined several groups today urging Congress to support changes to the 'No More Solyndras Act' in order to... Read More

“No More Solyndras Act” Moves Forward

July 26, 2012 | Energy

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power voted 14-6 Wednesday to send the “No More Solyndras Act” to the full... Read More

No More Solyndras Act Falls Short for Taxpayers

July 11, 2012 | Energy

The House Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing today to... Read More

Congress Votes to Keep Same Program That Brought You Solyndra Alive

June 11, 2012 | Energy

Last week the House of Representatives passed the Energy and Water spending bill that provides funding for the Department of Energy's... Read More

House Cuts $25 Million in Subsidies for Oil Shale

June 06, 2012 | Budget & Tax , Energy , Natural Resources

Yesterday the House of Representatives cut $25 million in new funding for oil shale development. Instead of directing more subsidies at... Read More

Stop the Next Solyndra: Put the Brakes on Troubled Loan Guarantee Program

June 04, 2012 | Energy

Reps. Kucinich (D-OH) and McClintock (R-CA) have offered an amendment to stop new loan guarantees from the Department of Energy (DOE)... Read More

End USEC Giveaways in Energy and Water Appropriations Bill

June 04, 2012 | Budget & Tax , Energy

Congress is considering spending $100 million on the United States Enrichment Corporation’s (USEC) Piketon, Ohio enrichment project... Read More

House Backdoor Earmarks $150 million for Parochial Boondoggle

This morning the House voted down an amendment that would have stripped the $150 million added to the National Defense Authorization Act for the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC). ... Read More

Stop $150 million for troubled uranium project in NDAA

$150 million for the United States Enrichment Corporation's (USEC) Piketon, Ohio enrichment facility has been added to the National... Read More

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as... Read More