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Comments to House Ways and Means Committee 2013 Tax Reform Working Groups

The House Ways and Means Committee created eleven tax reform working groups to focus on select issues within the U.S. tax code as part of...

White House Budget Proposes Spending More On Small Modular Reactors, Winner of 2013 “Golden Fleece Award”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2013 CONTACTS: Steve Ellis, (202) 546-8500 x126, or...

Support Bill to Prioritize Payments on U.S. Debt

Today, TCS sent a letter to Rep. McClintock supporting his bill to prioritize payments on U.S. debt....

Energy Department Announces Second Round of Small Modular Reactor Funding

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced yesterday a second funding opportunity for its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Program. The new...

Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands High-Risk For Waste, Fraud

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released its bi-annual “High-Risk” report detailing federal programs and...

New Analysis: Farm Bills Save Billions Less Than Previously Expected

Last year's trillion-dollar farm bills would have saved billions less than proponents claimed....

Senate Dems’ Plan to Avoid Sequester Fails to Save

Senate Democrats' plan to avoid sequestration cuts fails to save taxpayers enough money....

TCS President Statement on Golden Fleece Awarded for Federal Spending on Small Modular Reactors

Today we present the Golden Fleece Award to the Department of Energy for providing federal subsidies for small modular reactors or SMRs. ...

An Open Letter to President Obama and the Congress: Spend Less, and Spend Smarter at the Pentagon

TCS joined groups from across the political spectrum telling the President and Congress that the Pentagon’s budget must be right-sized....

Golden Fleece Award Goes to Department of Energy for Federal Spending on Small Modular Reactors

TCS awarded the Golden Fleece to DOE for wasting taxpayer funds on small modular reactors....

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...