Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
$36 Billion Dollar Giveaway to Nuclear Industry Causes Meltdown in Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee
June 24, 2010 |
As we posted yesterday, the Fiscal Year 2011 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill mark-up scheduled in the Subcommittee was postponed. ... 
Bipartisan Support for Earmark Database Bill Continues
June 01, 2010 |
(June 2) Fully one-fifth of Senators have now joined efforts to show American taxpayers the true priorities of Congress. ...
TCS President Ryan Alexander’s Hearing Testimony on The Legality and Efficacy of Line-Item Veto
May 26, 2010 |
Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense President Ryan Alexander testified at the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the Legality and Efficacy of Line-Item Veto Proposals...
Federal Oil and Gas Agency Divided
May 20, 2010 |
Yesterday Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued a Secretarial Order dividing the Minerals Management Agency, the federal manager of oil...
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Discusses Funding for Different Energy Sectors
April 07, 2010 |
On March 17th, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development donned green ties for St. Patrick’s Day and met to...
House Republicans Adopt One-Year Earmark Moratorium
March 11, 2010 |
It’s been quite a whirlwind the last couple days. On Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-WI) announced a...
House Spending Committee Continues Down Path of Earmark Reform
March 10, 2010 |
The House Appropriations Committee took a positive step today on the long journey toward earmark reform. Chairman David Obey (D-WI)...
Ethics Committee Ignores Earmark Problems
February 26, 2010 |
The House Ethics Committee today closed their investigation into ties between campaign donation to seven lawmakers and earmarks to the...
Senate Energy Panel Discusses President’s Proposed Budget Cuts, Increases
February 22, 2010 |
On February 4th, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee held a hearing on the President’s FY2011 Department of Energy...
FY2011 Budget Request: President Terminates Yucca Mountain, Increases Funding for Other Nuclear Projects
February 01, 2010 |
The President’s budget ends funding for the Yucca Mountain project, which was intended to be a permanent nuclear waste disposal site....
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