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TCS Testifies on Royalties before House Natural Resources Subcommittee

November 18, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Energy , Natural Resources , Transportation & Infrastructure

TCS Testifies on Royalties before House Natural Resources Subcommittee Ms. Ryan Alexander President Taxpayers for Common Sense   Written Testimony submitted to the... Read More

Uranium Loan Guarantee Is A Bad Bet

November 02, 2011 | Our Take | Energy

Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantees are and should be under the magnifying glass. On August 31, 2011, the first company to receive... Read More

TCS Letter In Support of S. 1775, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act

October 30, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense Action sent a letter to several senators regarding S. 1775, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act... Read More

TCS Statement on DOI’s Plans to Lease Public Lands for Solar Development

October 28, 2011 | Statements | Energy

Statement of Ryan Alexander, President of Taxpayers for Common Sense in response to Department of Interior release of the Supplement to... Read More

Taxpayers for Common Sense Targets Oil and Gas Tax Breaks

October 19, 2011 | Press Releases | Energy

  October 20, 2011 CONTACT: Mike Surrusco: michael@taxpayer.net (202) 546-8500... Read More

TCS Comments on OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale

October 18, 2011 | Our Take | Energy

Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense submitted comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas... Read More

Action Alert: Senate Set to Vote on Ethanol Amendment [Completed Action]

October 17, 2011 | Our Take | Agriculture , Energy

UPDATE: In 2011, Taxpayers for Common Sense celebrated a major policy win. Congress let the wasteful ethanol tax credit (VEETC) expire... Read More

Solyndra Probe Continues

October 13, 2011 | Our Take | Energy

Today the House continued its investigation of the failed Department of Energy loan guarantee to the solar start-up Solyndra. Today... Read More

Clock Ticking Only On Some of the Risky DOE Loan Guarantees

September 20, 2011 | Our Take | Energy

Today, a portion of the Dept. of Energy Loan Guarantee Program will expire. While that’s good news for taxpayers the trouble is far from... Read More

Another Report Points to Taxpayers Losing Billions On Risky DOE Loan Guarantees

August 02, 2011 | Our Take | Energy

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released a report on federal loan guarantees for nuclear power plants, which seriously... 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