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TCS Statement on House Rejection of 2013 Farm Bill

June 20, 2013 | Statements | Agriculture

TCS Statement on House Rejection of 2013 Farm Bill Below is a statement by Ryan Alexander, president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, on the House's rejection of the 2013 farm bill. ... Read More

Energy and Water Spending Bill Passes Subcommittee

June 18, 2013 | Our Take | Earmarks & Appropriations , Energy

Energy and Water Spending Bill Passes Subcommittee The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies voted today to pass the fiscal year 2014... Read More

Reject House Farm Bill: Costs 60% More Than Last Bill

June 17, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture

Reject House Farm Bill: Costs 60% More Than Last Bill Today, TCS sent a letter to the House opposing the trillion dollar farm bill, HR 1947.... Read More

Joint Letter to the House: Reduce Wasteful Pentagon Spending

June 14, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | National Security

Joint Letter to the House: Reduce Wasteful Pentagon Spending      June 13, 2013 Dear Representative: We, the leaders of our undersigned... Read More

TCS Statement on Passage of 2013 Senate Farm Bill

June 10, 2013 | Statements | Agriculture

TCS Statement on Passage of 2013 Senate Farm Bill Statement of Ms. Ryan Alexander, president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, on passage of the 2013 Senate farm bill. ... Read More

Fighting Deficit Reduction

May 20, 2013 | Our Take | Agriculture

Fighting Deficit Reduction The most recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s $955 billion farm bill continues to show... Read More

Letter to the Senate: Oppose Fiscally Irresponsible Amendments to S. 601,  Water Resources Development Act of 2013

May 13, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Transportation & Infrastructure

Letter to the Senate: Oppose Fiscally Irresponsible Amendments to S. 601,  Water Resources Development Act of 2013 This bill is irresponsible and we urge you to oppose it and amendments that will make the bill worse.... Read More

House Subcommittee Discusses BLM Budget

May 07, 2013 | Our Take | Energy , Natural Resources

House Subcommittee Discusses BLM Budget The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and related Agencies held a hearing today to discuss the FY2014... 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

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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