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Organizational Review of the Office of the Secretary of Defense

September 17, 2013 | Our Take | National Security

Organizational Review of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter have instituted a review of the organization of the Office... Read More

Taxpayers Cannot Afford a $1 Trillion Farm Bill

September 11, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture

Taxpayers Cannot Afford a $1 Trillion Farm Bill Today, TCS sent a letter urging the House to reject a new trillion dollar farm bill and instead enact a short-term extension.... Read More

It’s Been a Busy Summer!

August 09, 2013 | Our Take |

It’s Been a Busy Summer! It’s been a busy summer! So far, we’ve been instrumental in exposing corporate subsidies in the farm bill. We gained ground in our... Read More

Senate Finance Subcommittee Discusses Energy Tax Reform

August 01, 2013 | Our Take | Budget & Tax , Energy

Senate Finance Subcommittee Discusses Energy Tax Reform The Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure met Wednesday, July 31 to discuss the... Read More

Big Oil Continues to Receive Billions in Taxpayer Subsidies While Profits Soar

July 30, 2013 | Our Take | Energy

Big Oil Continues to Receive Billions in Taxpayer Subsidies While Profits Soar As midyear profit results are released this week, the oil and gas industry is asserting itself once more as one of the most lucrative and... Read More

Important Cuts Fail & Wasteful Subsidies Hang On in House Energy & Water Bill

July 12, 2013 | Our Take | Budget & Tax , Energy

Important Cuts Fail & Wasteful Subsidies Hang On in House Energy & Water Bill Late Wednesday night the House wrapped up debate on the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2014. Several... Read More

TCS Statement on House Passage of Ag-Only Farm Bill

July 11, 2013 | Statements | Agriculture

TCS Statement on House Passage of Ag-Only Farm Bill Ryan Alexander, president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, released the following statement on the House's passage of an agriculture-only farm bill.... Read More

Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent

July 11, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture

Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent Today, TCS urged the House to vote no on an agriculture-only farm bill that would spend more than the Senate-passed bill. ... Read More

Joint Letter to Congress: Trim Fossil Fuel Giveaways in Energy Spending Bill

July 10, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax , Energy , Natural Resources

Joint Letter to Congress: Trim Fossil Fuel Giveaways in Energy Spending Bill Members of the Green Scissors Campaign sent a letter to Congress today urging cuts to wasteful fossil fuel subsidies.... Read More

House Leadership Proposes Outspending Senate in Farm Bill

July 09, 2013 | Our Take | Agriculture

House Leadership Proposes Outspending Senate in Farm Bill Fresh on the heels of losing a farm bill vote on the Floor because the rushed bill did not cut spending enough, House leadership is... Read More

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

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

April 15, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax

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... Read More

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

April 10, 2013 | Press Releases | Energy

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... Read More

Support Bill to Prioritize Payments on U.S. Debt

April 02, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax

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.... Read More

Energy Department Announces Second Round of Small Modular Reactor Funding

March 12, 2013 | Our Take | Earmarks & Appropriations , Energy

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... Read More

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

March 08, 2013 | Our Take | Natural Resources

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... Read More

New Analysis: Farm Bills Save Billions Less Than Previously Expected

March 04, 2013 | Our Take | Agriculture

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.... Read More

Senate Dems’ Plan to Avoid Sequester Fails to Save

February 28, 2013 | Our Take | Agriculture , Earmarks & Appropriations

Senate Dems’ Plan to Avoid Sequester Fails to Save Senate Democrats' plan to avoid sequestration cuts fails to save taxpayers enough money.... Read More

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

February 27, 2013 | Statements | Energy

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. ... Read More

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

February 27, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | National Security

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.... Read More

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

February 27, 2013 | Press Releases | Energy

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.... Read More

Defense Savings Strengthen Our Economic Security

February 06, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax , National Security

Defense Savings Strengthen Our Economic Security February 6, 2013 Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of the undersigned organizations and... Read More

TCS Moderates Congressional Briefings on Reforming the Renewable Fuel Standard

February 05, 2013 | Event Summary | Agriculture , Energy

TCS Moderates Congressional Briefings on Reforming the Renewable Fuel Standard             February 5, 2013 CONTACTS: Steve Ellis, 202-546-8500 ext... Read More

Big Oil Boasts High Profits; Subsidies Continue

February 01, 2013 | Our Take | Energy

Big Oil Boasts High Profits; Subsidies Continue Oil and gas companies continue to boast substantial profits while reaping billions in taxpayer-backed subsidies. As of February 1st, four... Read More

It’s Official: 2012 Drought Cost Taxpayers a Record $14 Billion

January 16, 2013 | Our Take | Agriculture

It’s Official: 2012 Drought Cost Taxpayers a Record $14 Billion This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed what taxpayers have feared for months. After tallying losses from last... Read More

House Science Subcommittee Debates Oil Shale Subsidies

December 12, 2012 | Our Take | Budget & Tax , Energy , Natural Resources

The House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing November 30th to discuss the development... Read More

Fiscal Conservatives: Taxpayers Won’t Harvest Farm Bill Savings

December 07, 2012 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture

Fiscal Conservatives: Taxpayers Won’t Harvest Farm Bill Savings Taxpayers for Common Sense sent a joint letter today urging Congress to reject a five-year farm bill as part of a deficit reduction package.... Read More

Use Common Sense to Rappel the Fiscal Cliff

December 05, 2012 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax

Use Common Sense to Rappel the Fiscal Cliff Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense sent a “Common Sense Proposal to Rappel the Fiscal Cliff” to the President and congressional... Read More

Don’t Toy With the Cliff: Support TCS Today

December 02, 2012 | Our Take | Budget & Tax

Don’t Toy With the Cliff: Support TCS Today Dear Friends: Congress, the administration, and the punditry at large have been bemoaning the federal government’s fiscal situation.... Read More

Drought Fails to Dry Up Farm Profits

November 30, 2012 | Our Take | Agriculture

Drought Fails to Dry Up Farm Profits Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that even after this year’s drought, farm profits are on pace to... Read More

Congress: Avoid Fiscal Cliff and Go Home

November 14, 2012 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax

Congress: Avoid Fiscal Cliff and Go Home Taxpayers for Common Sense sent a letter today to all members of the 112th Congress outlining what they should do regarding the fiscal cliff.... Read More

Remarks by TCS President Ryan Alexander on Fiscal Cliff

November 08, 2012 | Press Releases | Budget & Tax

Remarks by TCS President Ryan Alexander on Fiscal Cliff Taxpayers for Common Sense held a media conference call earlier today to discuss the outcomes of the election and what the Lame Duck... Read More

President Ms. Ryan Alexander Sliding Past Sequestration Statement

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2012 CONTACTS: Steve Ellis 202-546-8500... Read More

Letter to the Speaker: Don’t Cut the House out of the Farm Bill Debate

July 31, 2012 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture

Letter to the Speaker: Don’t Cut the House out of the Farm Bill Debate Taxpayers for Common Sense joined 13 other organizations representing a diversity of interests in calling on Speaker Boehner to not let taxpayers be subjected to a "bait and switch" on the Farm Bill. Recent comments from House Agriculture Committee leadership clearly outline a strategy to use supplemental drought assistance and a one year extension of the Farm Bill as a “Trojan Horse” to get to conference with the Senate on a five-year Farm Bill.... Read More

Fiscal Conservatives: Farm Bill Will Not Solve Drought

July 23, 2012 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture

Following the old adage "never let a crisis go to waste," special interests in Washington are trying to exploit the current drought... Read More

TCS Statement on Amendment to Freeze Pentagon Budget

July 19, 2012 | Statements | Budget & Tax , National Security

TCS Statement on Amendment to Freeze Pentagon Budget The following is a written statement by Ms. Ryan Alexander, president of Taxpayers for Common Sense on the adoption of the Frank-Mulvaney... Read More

Green Scissors 2012 Finds Environmentally Destructive Federal Programs

Green Scissors 2012 Finds Environmentally Destructive Federal Programs Left-Right coalition identifies practical steps Congress could take to slash deficits, save natural resources.... Read More

Senate Defeats Attempt to Attach NAT GAS Act to Transportation Bill

March 12, 2012 | Our Take | Energy

Today the Senate defeated an amendment offered by Senators Menendez (D-NJ) and Burr (R-NC) that would have provided billions in lucrative... Read More

Ideologically diverse coalition sends letter to Congress: Stop the NAT GAS Act

March 12, 2012 | Letters & Testimony | Energy , Transportation & Infrastructure

Taxpayers for Common Sense Action joined an ideologically diverse coalition in a letter to the Senate urging them to oppose Amendment... Read More

Coalition Letter Urges Congress to Reject Linking Drilling Revenues to the Highway Trust Fund, Preserve User-Pays

February 13, 2012 | Letters & Testimony | Transportation & Infrastructure

Taxpayers for Common Sense, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Reason Foundation, National Taxpayers Union, and Natural Resources Defense... Read More

Coalition Demands Deficit Plans be Public

December 05, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax

Taxpayers for Common Sense and a coalition of groups sent a letter to the President, Speaker Boehner, and Majority Leader Reid today... Read More

Super Failure: Time for Congress to Do Its Job

November 21, 2011 | Press Releases | Budget & Tax

For Immediate Release November 21, 2011 Contact: Steve Ellis 202-546-8500 x126 Super Failure: Time for Congress to Do Its... Read More

November 4, 5:43 PM—The Latest on the Deficit Cutting Super Committee

November 14, 2011 | Our Take | Budget & Tax

November 4, 2011-5:43 PM This way madness lies. Because the vast majority of the Super Committee’s activities have occurred behind... Read More

TCS Letter In Support of S. 1775, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act

October 30, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense Action sent a letter to several senators regarding S. 1775, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act... Read More

TCS Statement on DOI’s Plans to Lease Public Lands for Solar Development

October 28, 2011 | Statements | Energy

Statement of Ryan Alexander, President of Taxpayers for Common Sense in response to Department of Interior release of the Supplement to... Read More

Coalition Letter to Support Transparency in Super Committee

September 19, 2011 | Letters & Testimony |

A coalition of watchdog groups, along with Taxpayers for Common Sense, sent a letter to the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction, or the... Read More

TCS Letter to the ‘Super Committee’

September 08, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax

Yesterday, Taxpayers for Common Sense sent a letter to all 12 members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or the "Super... Read More

TCS Statement and Analysis on Debt Ceiling Agreement

July 31, 2011 | Statements | Budget & Tax

A statement from TCS President Ms. Ryan Alexander is below.  Analysis on the debt ceiling legislation agreed to by leadership from both... Read More

TCS on the Debt Ceiling

July 28, 2011 | Statements | Budget & Tax

Taxpayers for Common Sense statement on the debt ceiling and deficit reduction bills.          ... Read More

TCS Testifies on Revenue Sharing from Offshore Drilling

July 26, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Energy

Ms. Ryan Alexander President Taxpayers for Common Sense Written Testimony submitted to the United States House of... Read More

Support Gang of Six Bi-Partisan Plan to Reduce Our Nation’s Deficit

July 20, 2011 | Statements | Budget & Tax

    Support “Gang of Six” Bi-Partisan Plan to Reduce Our Nation’s Deficit   July 20,... Read More

Senate Committee Passes Energy Financing Entity

July 13, 2011 | Our Take | Energy

With little debate, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed by voice vote a bill to create the Clean Energy Deployment... Read More

Ethanol Update: Coalition Applauds Two Important Votes to End Taxpayer-Funded Ethanol Subsidies in t

June 23, 2011 | Press Releases |

WASHINGTON, DC – June 16, 2011 – A broad and diverse coalition that includes business associations, taxpayer advocates, hunger and... Read More

Coalition Letter Supporting Ending Wasteful $6 Billion Annual Ethanol Subsidy

June 12, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax , Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense joined a broad and diverse coalition supporting Senators Coburn (R-OK), Feinstein (D-CA), and McCain (R-AZ) and their amendments this week which will end the $6 billion annual, taxpayer-funded subsidies for conventional ethanol which go to Big Oil when they blend ethanol with gasoline. ... Read More

TCS Releases Report on Largest Ethanol Subsidy

June 08, 2011 | Press Releases | Budget & Tax , Energy

Today Taxpayers for Common Sense released a comprehensive report on the largest subsidy to corn ethanol, the Volumetric Ethanol Excise... Read More

TCS Letter in Opposition to H.R. 1380, the NAT GAS Act

May 03, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Energy

TCS Letter in Opposition to H.R. 1380, the NAT GAS Act Taxpayers for Common Sense sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives calling for Congress to oppose H.R. 1380, the New Alternative Transportation to Give American Solutions or NAT GAS Act.... Read More

Letter Supporting Bipartisan Effort to Cut Billions in Ethanol Giveaway

May 03, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture , Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense joined a broad and diverse coalition applauding Senators Coburn (R-OK) and Feinstein (D-CA) for combining their efforts to end billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded subsidies for conventional ethanol by introducing the bipartisan “Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act.”... Read More

TCS Letter to House Speaker John Boehner Agreeing with his Recent Comments on Oil Subsidies

April 25, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax , Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense sent a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner, regarding his recent comments that oil companies "ought to be paying their fair share."... Read More

Budget Gimmicks in FY11 Defense Bill

April 14, 2011 | Our Take | National Security

Washington is abuzz with talk of the deficit-reduction plan President Obama announced Wednesday, mostly along the lines of “wait, what... Read More

Coalition Letter to Congress Calls for an End to Energy Subsidies

March 17, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax , Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense along with a coalition of nearly 30 groups sent a letter to Congress calling for an end to energy... Read More

Broad Coalition Supports Senators Efforts to End VEETC

March 11, 2011 | Press Releases | Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense alongside a broad and diverse coalition of groups sent a letter supporting the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax... Read More

TCS Testifies at the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

March 03, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture , Budget & Tax , Energy

On March 3, 2011 Taxpayers for Common Sense President Ryan Alexander testified at a House Committee on Oversight and Government reform... Read More

Ongoing Analysis of Debate Over FY11 Continuing Resolution

February 16, 2011 | Our Take | Budget & Tax , Energy , National Security

The House of Representatives is debating a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year 2011 (through... Read More

Legislation Introduced to End Reverse Royalty for Hardrock Mining

January 31, 2011 | Our Take | Energy , Natural Resources

Last week, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation to eliminate an unnecessary giveaway for mining companies that cost... Read More

Letter to Congress: Where to Start Cutting to Trim the Deficit

January 11, 2011 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture , Budget & Tax , Energy , National Security , Transportation & Infrastructure

Today Taxpayers for Common Sense delivered to leadership in both the House and Senate a report on how Congress can quickly cut nearly... Read More

TCS Letter to Deficit Commissioners: Support the Final Report

December 02, 2010 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax

Taxpayers for Common Sense sent a letter to the commissioners of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform urging... Read More

Deficit Commission Releases its Final Report—The Moment of Truth

December 01, 2010 | Our Take | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

So the "The Moment of Truth" is here. We've been combing through the specifics of the aptly titled final report of the National... Read More

Diverse Coalition Calls for Congress to End the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC)

November 29, 2010 | Press Releases | Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense, together with a diverse coalition of 58 groups, sent a letter to congressional leaders today urging them to... Read More

TCS Letter to Deficit Commissioners

November 15, 2010 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax

TCS applauds the Co-chairs for not leaving any stone unturned and acknowledging the difficult budgetary choices that must be made given... Read More

Keep it Clean

September 29, 2010 | Our Take |

The key word here is simply.  Congress can pass and should pass what is referred to as a “clean” CR, where nothing changes from last... Read More

U.S. Deficit Double-Edged Sword for Defense Budget Cuts

June 15, 2010 | Our Take | National Security

TCS National Security Analyst Laura Peterson published the following commentary as a guest writer on Budget Insight, the blog of the... Read More

New Report Urges Pentagon Role in Deficit Reduction

June 10, 2010 | National Security

Today, the Sustainable Defense Task Force held a press conference at the Capitol Visitors Center releasing a report identifying roughly $1 trillion in Pentagon budget savings over the next ten years. ... Read More

Secretary Salazar Reiterates ‘Taxpayers Must Receive Fair Return’ for Our Natural Resources

March 23, 2010 | Our Take | Energy , Natural Resources

In early March, the Senate Energy Natural Resources (ENR) Committee met to hear testimony from Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary... Read More

Taxpayers at Risk: Expansion of Nuclear Loan Guarantees Could Cost Billions

August 04, 2009 | Event Summary | Energy

This fall, Congress is poised to consider an energy financing entity that would allow for the distribution of extensive loan guarantees... Read More

House Committee on Science and Technology Hearing on Advancing Technology for Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing

July 28, 2009 | Our Take | Energy

Last month, the House Committee on Science and Technology held a hearing on nuclear fuel reprocessing. The hearing covered a range of... Read More

DOE Halts Plan for Commercial Reprocessing: Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Shelved

July 27, 2009 | Our Take | Energy

The Obama Administration has put the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) on hold until further notice. GNEP, an international... Read More

Another Huge Year for Oil and Gas Industry Profits

July 16, 2009 | Our Take | Energy

Exxon Mobil likes breaking records. In 2007, it posted the biggest annual profit number reported by any American company ever — $40.6... Read More

The President’s Energy Budget

March 03, 2009 | Our Take | Budget & Tax , Energy

The President’s budget released last week includes $ 26.3 billion for the Department of Energy, a $2.1 billion increase over 2008 and... Read More

Energy Campaign Overview

June 03, 2008 | Our Take | Energy

TCS fights to keep unnecessary subsidies, loopholes and tax breaks out of America's energy policy For more than a decade, TCS has led... Read More

TCS Letter to Congress: Oppose Farm Bill Conference Report

May 12, 2008 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture

Letter to Congress:  Oppose Farm Bill Conference Report May 13, 2008 Dear... Read More

Interest Payments on Debt Skyrocket

February 05, 2008 | Our Take | Budget & Tax

3:25 p.m. -- With the economy in the tank and rising federal debt, the costs of servicing the federal debt is skyrocketing. According to... Read More

Maintain Congressional Oversight and Stringent Budget Cap on DOE Loan Guarantee Program

December 06, 2007 | Letters & Testimony | Energy

           Dear Representative, On behalf of our combined memberships, we urge you to... Read More

Written Testimony Royalties at Risk Hearing before House Natural Resources Committee

March 27, 2007 | Letters & Testimony | Energy , Natural Resources

Good morning Chairman Rahall and members of the committee.  Thank you for the opportunity to testify today.  My name is Ryan Alexander... Read More

Oral Testimony Royalties at Risk Hearing before House Natural Resources Committee

March 27, 2007 | Letters & Testimony | Energy , Natural Resources

Good morning Chairman Rahall and distinguished members of the committee.  Thank you for the opportunity to testify today.  My name is... Read More

Preserve Language to End Royalty Relief for Oil and Gas Industry in Interior Appropriations Bill

May 15, 2006 | Letters & Testimony | Energy

             Dear Representative, Taxpayers for Common Sense urges you to support... Read More

Oppose Farm Bill Extension in Budget Reconciliation

December 14, 2005 | Letters & Testimony | Agriculture

                Oppose Farm Bill Extension in Budget Reconciliation December 14,... Read More

Give Taxpayers a Break!

July 25, 2005 | Letters & Testimony | Energy

            Dear Energy Bill Conferee, Taxpayers for Common Sense Action, a... Read More

Senate Passes Energy and Water Appropriations Bill

June 30, 2005 | Statements | Energy , Transportation & Infrastructure

The following is a written statement from Steve Ellis, Vice President for Programs at Taxpayers for Common Sense on the Senate passage of... Read More

TCS Commissioned Report—Billions Spent to Deter Marijuana Use, But Program Effectiveness Remains Unknown

June 28, 2005 | Budget & Tax

Marijuana is the most widely used illegal substance in the United States, and study after study shows that despite spending billions of... Read More

Statement on Introduction of Legislation to Curb Section 29 Abuses

April 27, 2004 | Statements | Energy

The following is a written statement by Aileen Roder, Program Director at Taxpayers for Common Sense on introduction of legislation to... Read More

Energy Secretary Richardson Saves Taxpayers $5 Billion: Supports DOE Tritium Decision and Oppose Pork Barrel Opponents

December 23, 1998 | Statements | Energy

Washington, D.C. – Making the best of a bad set of options, Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson courageously saved American taxpayers at... 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