Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
Members of Congress promised an end to earmarks, but guess what? They found another way to spend your money.
In this Memorial Day...
By Steve Ellis, CNNMoney guest columnist April 7, 2011: 11:31 AM ET
Earmark reform: The end-arounds have begun -- Steve Ellis is Vice...
On March 3, 2011 Taxpayers for Common Sense President Ryan Alexander testified at a House Committee on Oversight and Government reform...
The House of Representatives is debating a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year 2011 (through...
Today, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) announced a two year moratorium on earmarks. The call comes after...
Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense VP Steve Ellis spoke with NPR regarding ways to get around the earmark ban.
You can listen to the NPR...
Steve Ellis appeared on MSNBC's "The Last Word" program to discuss the earmark moratorium with Lawrence O'Donnell and Congressman Tim...
Senate Democrats unveiled a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill yesterday. The bill is over 1,900 pages in length. Taxpayers for Common...
Dec. 14, 2010
Taxpayers for Common Sense was mentioned by Senator John McCain (R-AZ) on the Senate floor today about our work on the...
Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) told a local newspaper this week that she supports a ban on earmarks – but then turned around and said that...
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Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters...
July 11, 2013