What's Happening in Ensure Fair Returns

Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Taxpayer Protections in New Mining Law

Washington, D.C. – Today Senators Feingold (D-WI), Sununu (R-NH), Cantwell (D-WA), and Gregg (R-NH) led a bi-partisan push for the...

Testimony before Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Reform of 1872 Mining Law

Good morning Chairman Bingaman, Ranking Member Domenici, members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you...

Support H.R. 2262 and Reform of General Mining Law of 1872

End a 135 Year Old Taxpayer Giveaway Support the Reform of the General Mining Law of 1872 Vote “YES” on H.R. 2262 Dear...

Hardrock Mines on Federal Lands Provide No Return to Taxpayers

Overview Under the General Mining Law of 1872, mining companies pay no royalties to the federal government for hardrock minerals...

Written Testimony Royalties at Risk Hearing before House Natural Resources Committee

Good morning Chairman Rahall and members of the committee.  Thank you for the opportunity to testify today.  My name is Ryan Alexander...

Oral Testimony Royalties at Risk Hearing before House Natural Resources Committee

Good morning Chairman Rahall and distinguished members of the committee.  Thank you for the opportunity to testify today.  My name is...

Preserve Language to End Royalty Relief for Oil and Gas Industry in Interior Appropriations Bill

             Dear Representative, Taxpayers for Common Sense urges you to support...

“Relief” for Oil and Gas A Fiscal Headache for Taxpayers

“Now, we don’t think oil companies need tax incentives or subsidies to drill for oil at $70 a barrel, or for that matter at $25.”  Wall...

TCS Commissioned Report—Billions Spent to Deter Marijuana Use, But Program Effectiveness Remains Unknown

Marijuana is the most widely used illegal substance in the United States, and study after study shows that despite spending billions of...

Stop MTBE Producers from Passing the Buck: Support the Capps Amendment to Strike MTBE Transition Assistance and Safe Harbor

April 12, 2005 Dear Representative, We urge you to support the amendments by...

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...