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Letter to House Rules Committee: Allow Open Debate on Farm Bill

June 18, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture

Letter to House Rules Committee: Allow Open Debate on Farm Bill Today, TCS urged the House Rules Committee to allow a full and open debate on the farm bill.... Read More

USEC’s Paducah Uranium Enrichment Facility Closing

May 29, 2013 | Our Take | Energy

USEC’s Paducah Uranium Enrichment Facility Closing The United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) announced Friday it will shut down its Paducah gaseous diffusion plant, a Cold War-era... Read More

Letter to Senate: Oppose Bloated Farm Bill

May 23, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture

Letter to Senate: Oppose Bloated Farm Bill Taxpayers for Common Sense sent a letter to the Senate, urging support for common sense reforms to the 2013 farm bill.... Read More

New Report Casts Further Doubt on Troubled FutureGen Project

April 19, 2013 | Our Take | Energy

New Report Casts Further Doubt on Troubled FutureGen Project A recent report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) questions whether or not the nearly decade long, $1.65 billion FutureGen... Read More

First Award for Small Modular Reactor Program Announced

April 16, 2013 | Our Take | Energy

First Award for Small Modular Reactor Program Announced The Department of Energy (DOE) and Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) announced yesterday that a subsidiary of B&W—B&W mPower, LLC—will... Read More

White House Budget Proposes Spending More On Small Modular Reactors, Winner of 2013 “Golden Fleece Award”

April 10, 2013 | Press Releases | Energy

White House Budget Proposes Spending More On Small Modular Reactors, Winner of 2013 “Golden Fleece Award” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2013 CONTACTS: Steve Ellis, (202) 546-8500 x126, or... Read More

TCS Analysis of the FY14 Presidential Budget Request

TCS Analysis of the FY14 Presidential Budget Request Taxpayers for Common Sense staff will be combing through the budget over the next several hours and days and bringing to light various... Read More

Interior punts decision to determine royalty rate on risky oil shale speculation

March 22, 2013 | Press Releases | Energy , Natural Resources

Interior punts decision to determine royalty rate  on risky oil shale speculation TCS released a statement on the Interior Department's proposed rule making on oil shale development... Read More

Joint Letter to the Senate: Support Crop Insurance Transparency

March 21, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Joint Letter to the Senate: Support Crop Insurance Transparency Taxpayers for Common Sense and eight other fiscal conservative organizations urge support for a crop insurance transparency amendment. ... Read More

$15 Billion in Taxpayer-Backed Loan Guarantees Likely to Go Out the Door from Flawed DOE Program

March 21, 2013 | Our Take | Energy

$15 Billion in Taxpayer-Backed Loan Guarantees Likely to Go Out the Door from Flawed DOE Program The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released their annual analysis of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Guarantee... 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