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Ethics Committee Ignores Earmark Problems

February 26, 2010 | Earmarks & Appropriations

The House Ethics Committee today closed their investigation into ties between campaign donation to seven lawmakers and earmarks to the... Read More

Bailout Bank Bio: Citigroup Inc.

December 14, 2009 | Budget & Tax

Citigroup continues to be one of the largest recipients of taxpayer assistance under TARP (the financial industry bailout). Citigroup is... Read More

TCS Earmark Analysis and Proposal for Reform

December 11, 2009 |

The traditional partisan earmark split was maintained. Of earmarks requested by only Republicans or only Democrats, the old 60/40... Read More

Troop Surge Dollars Must be Watched

December 03, 2009 | National Security

Since President Obama announced a 30,000 troop buildup for Afghanistan Tuesday, everyone is asking the inevitable question: How much is... Read More

House Office Expenditures Available Electronically

November 30, 2009 |

The U.S. House of Representatives has taken one more step toward transparency with the inaugural publication of an electronic version of... Read More

Dollars Fly Overseas to Military Bases

November 12, 2009 | National Security

The annual military construction spending bill is not generally a big deal for Congress, which treats it as an opportunity to fund gyms... Read More

Make the Contractor Performance Database Available to the Public

November 05, 2009 | National Security

After years of debate, taxpayers are close to finally getting a federal contractor misconduct database that should stop their money from... Read More

Watchdogs to Defense Secretary Gates: Tell Congress Earmarks Cannot be Tolerated

Government watchdogs yesterday sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates urging him to make it unmistakably clear to Congress... Read More

Senators Deliver Earmark Cash for Campaign Contributors

Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) has cross-referenced earmarks sought and obtained by Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee members... Read More

Bailout Transparency Continues to Fall Short

October 07, 2009 | Budget & Tax

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) just released its eighth report on TARP, this one a look back over the life of the program. ... Read More

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Weekly Wastebasket

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as... Read More