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Energy Loan Guarantee Program Under More Scrutiny

March 10, 2011 | Energy

Energy Loan Guarantee Program Under More Scrutiny The Department of Energy Inspector General recently released a report faulting DOE... Read More

TCS Testifies at the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

March 03, 2011 | 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

Broad Coalition Calls for the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit to Expire

March 01, 2011 | Agriculture , Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense along with 90 other organizations and associations delivered a letter to Congressional leaders on Tuesday... Read More

Energy Committee Questions DOE on Budget

February 18, 2011 | 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 | 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

CR Misses the Mark on Loan Guarantees

February 14, 2011 | Energy

The House Continuing Appropriations Bill (CR) offers ample fodder for the chopping block. Unfortunately, House Republicans released a... Read More

Senate Energy and House Natural Resource Committees Examine New Findings on the Gulf Oil Spill

February 02, 2011 | Energy

On January 26, the Senate Energy Committee and House Natural Resources Committee both held hearings on the final report produced by... Read More

Legislation Introduced to end Reverse Royalty for Hardrock Mining

January 31, 2011 | Energy , Natural Resources

Last week, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation to eliminate an unnecessary giveaway for mining companies that cost... Read More

Letter to Congress: Where to Start Cutting to Trim the Deficit

Today Taxpayers for Common Sense delivered to leadership in both the House and Senate a report on how Congress can quickly cut nearly... Read More

OP-ED: MCMAHON & ALEXANDER: Corn pork in the tax bill (The Washington Times)

December 21, 2010 | Energy

Ethanol funds don't help farmers or the environment A handful of farm-state senators were once again able to funnel ethanol subsidies... 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