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Senate Energy Committee Needs to Stop the Clean Energy Deployment Administration

July 10, 2011 | Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense joined with other groups urging Congress to save taxpayers from footing the bill for billions in risky loans by not creating the Clean Energy Deployment Administration.... Read More

Coalition Letter Supporting Ending Wasteful $6 Billion Annual Ethanol Subsidy

June 12, 2011 | Budget & Tax , Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense joined a broad and diverse coalition supporting Senators Coburn (R-OK), Feinstein (D-CA), and McCain (R-AZ) and their amendments this week which will end the $6 billion annual, taxpayer-funded subsidies for conventional ethanol which go to Big Oil when they blend ethanol with gasoline. ... Read More

TCS Releases Report on Largest Ethanol Subsidy

June 08, 2011 | Budget & Tax , Energy

Today Taxpayers for Common Sense released a comprehensive report on the largest subsidy to corn ethanol, the Volumetric Ethanol Excise... Read More

Taxpayers for Common Sense’s Ellis weighs in on oil, ethanol tax breaks

June 08, 2011 | Energy

OnPoint E&E TV   SYNOPSIS: As the debate over subsidies heats up, should Congress be considering a complete overhaul of the tax... Read More

TCS post in Blue Dog Research Forum’s “Point and Counterpoint” edition on whether or not to end tax benefits to the Oil and Gas Industry

June 07, 2011 | Budget & Tax , Energy

The Blue Dog Research Forum's "Point and Counterpoint" Edition asked the question: Should We End Tax Benefits to the Oil and Gas... Read More

TCS President Ryan Alexander Letter to the Editor—Energy Subsidies: “No Giveaways” (The Wichita Eagle)

May 26, 2011 | Energy

No giveaways In "Natural gas better for economy, environment" (May 20 Opinion), T. Boone Pickens tried to justify new subsidies... Read More

Coalition Letter Opposing Clean Energy Deployment Administration

May 25, 2011 | Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense and a coalition of groups sent a letter to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee calling for them to oppose the Clean Energy Deployment Administration.... Read More

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

May 22, 2011 | 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

Democrats target big oil: Experts debate - Washington Post Live Q&A at 2pm

May 10, 2011 | Energy

Democrats target big oil: Experts debate In an effort to create revenue and decrease the deficit, Democrats are pushing to end tax... Read More

TCS Action Letter: Tax Reform Must Tackle Oil and Gas Subsidies

May 09, 2011 | Energy

TCS Action sent a letter to Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) to urge crafting of a bill that will trim unnecessary wasteful oil and gas tax breaks. By eliminating wasteful and outdated tax breaks, Congress can bring valuable revenue to the Treasury and begin chipping away at the nation's trillion dollar deficit.... 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