Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
TCS Testifies on Revenue Sharing before Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
July 23, 2013 |
Today, TCS President Ryan Alexander testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on proposed state-federal revenue... 
TCS Statement on President’s Climate Speech
June 25, 2013 |
Below is a statement by Ryan Alexander, president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, on the President's Speech on Climate Change....
House Committee Passes Legislation That Could Siphon Billions in Royalty Revenue from Treasury
June 13, 2013 |
The House Natural Resources Committee voted 23-18 Wednesday to send the “Offshore Energy and Jobs Act” (H.R. 2231) to the House Floor....
TCS Testifies on Revenue Sharing before House Natural Resources Subcommittee
June 11, 2013 |
Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense President Ryan Alexander testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and...
TCS Submits Comments on Proposed Oil Shale Management Rule
May 28, 2013 |
Earlier this year, the Bureau of Land Management proposed new regulations for royalty collection from oil shale leases on public lands....
Support McCain-Flake Amendment No. 955
May 23, 2013 |
Support McCain-Flake Amendment No. 955
May 23, 2013
The...
House Subcommittee Discusses BLM Budget
May 07, 2013 |
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and related Agencies held a hearing today to discuss the FY2014...
Interior punts decision to determine royalty rate on risky oil shale speculation
March 22, 2013 |
TCS released a statement on the Interior Department's proposed rule making on oil shale development...
Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands High-Risk For Waste, Fraud
March 08, 2013 |
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released its bi-annual “High-Risk” report detailing federal programs and...
Congress: Only Fund Emergency Needs in Sandy Supplemental
January 11, 2013 |
January 11, 2012
Dear Representative,
As you know, the House of...
Government Report: Taxpayers Losing Billions in Unaccounted Minerals Extracted from Federal Lands
December 20, 2012 |
The federal government does not know the value of hardrock minerals being extracted from public lands, a new report by the Government...
House Science Subcommittee Debates Oil Shale Subsidies
December 12, 2012 |
The House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing November 30th to discuss the development...
DOD Acquisition Reforms: Spending Money is Hard!
November 13, 2012 |
“It turns out acquisition reform is hard,” said Undersecretary of Defense Frank Kendall at yesterday’s rollout of the Defense...
Green Scissors 2012 Finds Environmentally Destructive Federal Programs
June 26, 2012 |
Left-Right coalition identifies practical steps Congress could take to slash deficits, save natural resources....
Statement by Ryan Alexander, President of TCS on Common Sense Limit to Taxpayer Subsidies for Crop Insurance
June 13, 2012 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 21, 2012
CONTACT:
Steve Ellis, 202-546-8500 x126
The following is a statement by Ryan Alexander,...
Coalition Letter Urges Congress to Reject Linking Drilling Revenues to the Highway Trust Fund, Preserve User-Pays
February 13, 2012 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Reason Foundation, National Taxpayers Union, and Natural Resources Defense...
Hill Briefing: Don’t Drill and Drive: Weakening the User-Pays Highway Funding Principle Would Endanger Our Nation’s Transportation Infrastructure
January 26, 2012 |
TCS Hill Briefing: Don’t Drill and Drive: Weakening the “User-Pays” Highway Funding Principle Would Endanger Our Nation’s Transportation...
TCS Testifies on Royalties before House Natural Resources Subcommittee
November 18, 2011 |
Ms. Ryan Alexander
President Taxpayers for Common Sense
Written Testimony submitted to the...
TCS Letter In Support of S. 1775, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act
October 30, 2011 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense Action sent a letter to several senators regarding S. 1775, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act...
TCS Statement on DOI’s Plans to Lease Public Lands for Solar Development
October 28, 2011 |
Statement of Ryan Alexander, President of Taxpayers for Common Sense in response to Department of Interior release of the Supplement to...
TCS Testifies on Revenue Sharing from Offshore Drilling
July 26, 2011 |
Ms. Ryan Alexander
President Taxpayers for Common Sense Written Testimony submitted to the United States House of...
Senate Energy Committee Should Not Divert Billions in Royalties from Treasury
July 19, 2011 |
Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense sent a letter to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee asking committee members to oppose...
Regulatory Comments for Office of Natural Resources Revenue Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Federal Oil and Gas Valuation
July 14, 2011 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense submitted comments to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue concerning Federal Oil and Gas...
Senate Committee Passes Energy Financing Entity
July 13, 2011 |
With little debate, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed by voice vote a bill to create the Clean Energy Deployment...
TCS Testifies at the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
March 03, 2011 |
On March 3, 2011 Taxpayers for Common Sense President Ryan Alexander testified at a House Committee on Oversight and Government reform...
Ongoing Analysis of Debate Over FY11 Continuing Resolution
February 16, 2011 |
The House of Representatives is debating a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year 2011 (through...
Legislation Introduced to End Reverse Royalty for Hardrock Mining
January 31, 2011 |
Last week, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation to eliminate an unnecessary giveaway for mining companies that cost...
TCS Statement on BLM’s Setting of Fees for Solar Energy Development on Federal Lands
June 14, 2010 |
Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the schedule of rental fees it will charge for development of solar generation...
Senate Climate Bill Loads up Taxpayer Giveaways
May 11, 2010 |
Washington, DC -- Today Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) will release their long awaited climate legislation, the...
NEW ANALYSIS: Royalty-in-Kind Program Costing Taxpayers Millions
September 15, 2009 |
Oil and Gas companies have skirted millions of dollars in payments owed to the federal government for the extraction of natural gas from...
Salazar Announces Termination of Royalty-in-Kind Program
September 15, 2009 |
This morning, Interior Secretary Salazar announced that he will end the mismanaged and wasteful Minerals Management Service’s (MMS)...
House Passes Cap and Trade Legislation
June 25, 2009 |
Today, the House took an historic step towards addressing climate change by passing The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009....
TCS Letter to the Senate on Hardrock Mining Laws
June 23, 2009 |
June 23, 2009
Dear Senator,
For more than 137 years the law...
What $24 Million Gets These Days
December 15, 2008 |
The controversial National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), located in a former department store in the congressional district of Rep....
Final Regulations for Oil Shale Leasing on Federal Lands
November 18, 2008 |
Despite the federal government’s recognition that “any significant production of oil shale is not likely to occur for a number of years,”...
New Report Raises Concerns with Royalty-In-Kind Program
October 28, 2008 |
A report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concludes that the Minerals Management Service (MMS) is at risk of...
Official TCS Comments on Oil Shale Management - Proposed Rule
September 21, 2008 |
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed rule for Oil Shale Management. Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) is a...
New Report Details Problems with Oil and Gas Royalty System
September 11, 2008 |
A new report finds that the federal oil and gas systems inability to adapt royalty rates or lease contracts to market conditions could...
Sex, Drugs, and Mismanagement at the Department of the Interior
September 10, 2008 |
Government officials responsible for the collection of billions of dollars of oil royalties to the federal treasury accepted gifts from...
GAO: Gulf Leases Could Cost Taxpayers $53 Billion
June 04, 2008 |
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today estimates taxpayers will lose up to $53 billion from Gulf of Mexico oil...
Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Taxpayer Protections in New Mining Law
April 23, 2008 |
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
January 24, 2008 |
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
October 25, 2007 |
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
September 12, 2007 |
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
March 27, 2007 |
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
March 27, 2007 |
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
May 15, 2006 |
Dear Representative,
Taxpayers for Common Sense urges you to support...
“Relief” for Oil and Gas A Fiscal Headache for Taxpayers
May 10, 2006 |
“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
June 28, 2005 |
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 |
April 12, 2005
Dear Representative,
We urge you to support the amendments by...
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