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It’s Been a Busy Summer!

August 09, 2013 | Our Take |

It’s Been a Busy Summer! It’s been a busy summer! So far, we’ve been instrumental in exposing corporate subsidies in the farm bill. We gained ground in our... Read More

Left-Right Agree: Disclose Senate Tax Reform Proposals

August 01, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax

Left-Right Agree: Disclose Senate Tax Reform Proposals   August 1, 2013 Dear Senator, American taxpayers deserve to know the priorities of... Read More

It’s Time for Tax Reform Transparency

July 31, 2013 | Our Take | Budget & Tax

It’s Time for Tax Reform Transparency Senate Finance Committee Chairman Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Hatch (R-UT) should be commended for their ‘Blank Slate’ approach to... Read More

Make Tax Reform Proposals Public

July 26, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax

Make Tax Reform Proposals Public Today, TCS joined 29 other diverse organizations in a letter urging transparency within the tax reform debate.... Read More

Letter to Senate: Support Common Sense Amendments to Transportation/HUD Appropriations Bill

July 24, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Transportation & Infrastructure

Propsals would cut wasteful spending and increase transparency.... Read More

Fiscal Conservatives Urge Open Rule for Defense Spending Bill

July 16, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Fiscal Conservatives Urge Open Rule for Defense Spending Bill   July 22, 2013 Dear Speaker Boehner, We understand that the House of... Read More

Important Cuts Fail & Wasteful Subsidies Hang On in House Energy & Water Bill

July 12, 2013 | Our Take | Budget & Tax , Energy

Important Cuts Fail & Wasteful Subsidies Hang On in House Energy & Water Bill Late Wednesday night the House wrapped up debate on the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2014. Several... Read More

USEC Avoids NYSE Delisting—For Now

July 01, 2013 | Our Take | Energy

USEC Avoids NYSE Delisting—For Now Shareholders of the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) have approved a reverse stock split (artificially raising the share price... Read More

Baucus and Hatch Propose Blank Slate Tax Reform

June 27, 2013 | Our Take | Budget & Tax

Baucus and Hatch Propose Blank Slate Tax Reform Today, Senate Finance Chairman Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Hatch (R-UT) sent a letter to their colleagues proposing “blank slate”... Read More

Fiscal Conservative Organizations Outraged at Farm Bill Process

June 19, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture , Earmarks & Appropriations

Fiscal Conservative Organizations Outraged at Farm Bill Process Today, TCS joined other fiscal conservative organizations expressing outrage at the farm bill process. ... 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