Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
Press Release: Report Shows Motorcoaches Should be Part of Transportation Mix
July 30, 2013 |
A new study by M.J. Bradley and Associates prepared for the American Bus Association Foundation, Taxpayers for Common Sense, and the Reason Foundation reveals lower consumer and taxpayer costs and reduced emissions associated with motorcoach travel as compared with Amtrak’s rail system. ... 
A Lesson in What Saving Money Means to Congress: Essential Air Service
July 11, 2013 |
Essential Air Service (EAS) reforms passed as part of last year’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization bill were intended...
Joint Letter to Congress: Support for Amendment to Cut Wasteful R,D&D
July 09, 2013 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense joined several groups today in urging Congress to eliminate wasteful subsidies for the United States Enrichment Corporation....
A Cigar for SIGAR – Documenting Hundreds of Millions of Dollars of Waste in Afghanistan
June 28, 2013 |
The title says it all: “[Department of Defense] Moving Forward with $771.8 Million Purchase of Aircraft that the Afghans Cannot Operate...
Golden Fleece Award to Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority for a Decade of Waste Cheerleading a Bridge in Alaska
June 26, 2013 |
A press release from TCS on the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority being awarded the most recent "Golden Fleece."...
Small Taxpayer Victory: Outdated Airport Subsidy Reduced
June 19, 2013 |
In a small victory for taxpayers, the Department of Transportation (DOT) last week issued an order terminating Essential Air Service...
Washington Post Slams Charlottesville Bypass
June 17, 2013 |
Over the weekend, Washington Post columnist Robert McCartney published a piece about the ridiculous proposal to build the Charlottesville...
Joint Letter to the House: Reduce Wasteful Pentagon Spending
June 14, 2013 |
June 13, 2013
Dear Representative:
We, the leaders of our undersigned...
Skagit River Bridge Collapse
May 24, 2013 |
As you have no doubt heard by now, an interstate bridge collapsed on a major travel corridor in Washington State. The bridge spans the...
Disaster Reforms for Resiliency
May 21, 2013 |
Over the past decade, extreme weather and storms have become increasingly commonplace – including coastal storms, wildfires, droughts,...
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