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Step Outside the MOX

February 06, 2013 | National Security

Step Outside the MOX The Project On Government Oversight and Taxpayers for Common Sense are encouraged by reports of waning support for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX) at the Savannah River Site... Read More

Even More Options for Cutting Crop Insurance Costs

February 05, 2013 | Agriculture

Even More Options for Cutting Crop Insurance Costs Defenders of agricultural subsidies at all costs are starting to feel the heat. Yesterday, professors from Ohio State University,... Read More

Heard On The Hill: Support TCS Today

February 05, 2013 | Budget & Tax

Heard On The Hill: Support TCS Today Dear Fellow Taxpayer, I wanted you to know you’re getting your money’s worth. Earlier today I testified before the House Committee on... Read More

Alexander to testify before Government Reform Committee today

February 01, 2013 | Budget & Tax

Taxpayers for Common Sense President Ryan Alexander will be testifying before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on... Read More

Sandy Spending Accountability

Sandy Spending Accountability With the Senate's 62-36 vote, lawmakers have sent in aggregate more than $60 billion to help those affected by Superstorm Sandy. You can... Read More

Defense Authorization Bill: More Money, Less Savings

December 21, 2012 | National Security

The Senate today passed the final version of the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which, though late, will still beat the... Read More

Golden Fleece Awarded to Agriculture Risk Management Agency

December 13, 2012 | Agriculture

Golden Fleece Awarded to Agriculture Risk Management Agency TCS awarded the Golden Fleece to USDA's Risk Management Agency for wasting taxpayer funds... Read More

TCS Cited in Bipartisan Congressional Letter on Defense Savings

December 10, 2012 | National Security

A group of eleven Democratic and eleven Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to President Obama and... Read More

TCS Supports Extending Whistleblower Protections

November 30, 2012 | National Security

TCS Supports Extending Whistleblower Protections November 28, 2012 An Open Letter to the Senate in Support of More Protections for Taxpayer Dollars Dear Senator: We the undersigned... Read More

Letter to Congress: Oppose Any Fiscal Cliff Farm Bill Deal

November 29, 2012 | Agriculture

Letter to Congress: Oppose Any Fiscal Cliff Farm Bill Deal Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense sent a letter to Congress urging members to reject passing a nearly trillion-dollar farm bill in the lame duck session.... Read More

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as... Read More