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Stop $150 million for troubled uranium project in NDAA

May 15, 2012 | Our Take | Budget & Tax , Energy , National Security

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

TCS Statement on Sanders-Ellison Bill Eliminating Fossil Fuel Subsidies

May 09, 2012 | Statements | Energy

Thank you, Senator Sanders, for inviting me to join you today. Some of you might be wondering what Taxpayers for Common Sense is doing at... Read More

Problems with DOE Loan Guarantee Program Continue

March 21, 2012 | Our Take | Energy

Last week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report in a series of on-going analyses criticizing the Department of... Read More

Senate Defeats Attempt to Attach NAT GAS Act to Transportation Bill

March 12, 2012 | Our Take | Energy

Today the Senate defeated an amendment offered by Senators Menendez (D-NJ) and Burr (R-NC) that would have provided billions in lucrative... Read More

Ideologically diverse coalition sends letter to Congress: Stop the NAT GAS Act

March 12, 2012 | Letters & Testimony | Energy , Transportation & Infrastructure

Taxpayers for Common Sense Action joined an ideologically diverse coalition in a letter to the Senate urging them to oppose Amendment... Read More

House Committee Discusses Nuclear Safety and Spending

March 09, 2012 | Our Take | Energy

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development met Wednesday to discuss the FY2013 Office of Nuclear Energy budget... Read More

TCS Analysis of the FY13 Presidential Budget Request

Last Updated: February 19, 2012 The FY2013 Presidential Budget Request was released this morning (2/13/2012). TCS staff will be posting... Read More

White House Loan Guarantee Review

February 10, 2012 | Our Take | Energy

Today the White House released a 60 day review of the Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program. The review, conducted by former... Read More

New Nuclear Reactors Must Move Forward Without Passing Risk to Taxpayers

February 09, 2012 | Our Take | Energy

For the first time in decades, a new nuclear reactor is getting its federal license to build and operate in the United States. Today, the... Read More

FutureGen Behind Schedule: What’s Happening to Taxpayers’ Billion Dollars?

February 09, 2012 | Our Take | Energy

Despite a billion dollar taxpayer investment and years of commitment by the Department of Energy (DOE), in a United States Energy... 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