Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
TCS VP Steve Ellis Op-Ed: Earmarks are dead. Long live earmarks (CNN)
April 06, 2011 |
By Steve Ellis, CNNMoney guest columnist April 7, 2011: 11:31 AM ET
Earmark reform: The end-arounds have begun -- Steve Ellis is Vice... 
Energy Loan Guarantee Program Under More Scrutiny
March 10, 2011 |
Energy Loan Guarantee Program Under More Scrutiny
The Department of Energy Inspector General recently released a report faulting DOE...
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...
CR Misses the Mark on Loan Guarantees
February 14, 2011 |
The House Continuing Appropriations Bill (CR) offers ample fodder for the chopping block. Unfortunately, House Republicans released a...
TCS Reaction to Sen. Manchin (D-WV) Statement on Coal Subsidies
February 03, 2011 |
We all know that lawmakers are allowed the occasional stretching of the truth, but at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources...
A Taxpayer Victory! Thank You!
February 02, 2011 |
With the Senate's begrudging acceptance of an earmark moratorium, taxpayers just achieved a well-earned victory on the road to fiscal...
Senate Appropriations Committee Announces Earmark Moratorium
February 01, 2011 |
Today, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) announced a two year moratorium on earmarks. The call comes after...
TCS VP Steve Ellis on NPR: How To Get Around The Ban On Earmarks
December 28, 2010 |
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...
TCS VP Steve Ellis on MSNBC’s The Last Word discussing the Earmark Moratorium
December 23, 2010 |
Steve Ellis appeared on MSNBC's "The Last Word" program to discuss the earmark moratorium with Lawrence O'Donnell and Congressman Tim...
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