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Congressional Summer Ends with a THUD

August 01, 2013 | Our Take | Transportation & Infrastructure

Congress is on the verge of heading home for a five-week vacation (“home work period” is the euphemism they use). In the run-up to... Read More

Essential Air Service: Why Reform Isn’t Reducing Overall Cost

July 30, 2013 | Our Take | Transportation & Infrastructure

Early last year, the President signed the “FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012,” authorizing spending for the Federal Aviation... Read More

Letter to House: Support McClintock-Bridenstine-Hudson Amendment to Cut Essential Air Service

July 30, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Transportation & Infrastructure

Support McClintock amendment to cut Essential Air Service funding.... Read More

Press Release: Report Shows Motorcoaches Should be Part of Transportation Mix

July 30, 2013 | Press Releases | Transportation & Infrastructure

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. ... Read More

Letter to Senate: Support Common Sense Amendments to Transportation/HUD Appropriations Bill

July 24, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Transportation & Infrastructure

Propsals would cut wasteful spending and increase transparency.... Read More

A Lesson in What Saving Money Means to Congress: Essential Air Service

July 11, 2013 | Our Take | Transportation & Infrastructure

A Lesson in What Saving Money Means to Congress: Essential Air Service Essential Air Service (EAS) reforms passed as part of last year’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization bill were intended... Read More

Golden Fleece Award to Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority for a Decade of Waste Cheerleading a Bridge in Alaska

June 26, 2013 | Press Releases | Transportation & Infrastructure

Golden Fleece Award to Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority for a Decade of Waste Cheerleading a Bridge in Alaska A press release from TCS on the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority being awarded the most recent "Golden Fleece."... Read More

Small Taxpayer Victory: Outdated Airport Subsidy Reduced

June 19, 2013 | Our Take | Transportation & Infrastructure

Small Taxpayer Victory: Outdated Airport Subsidy Reduced In a small victory for taxpayers, the Department of Transportation (DOT) last week issued an order terminating Essential Air Service... Read More

Washington Post Slams Charlottesville Bypass

June 17, 2013 | Our Take | Transportation & Infrastructure

Washington Post Slams Charlottesville Bypass Over the weekend, Washington Post columnist Robert McCartney published a piece about the ridiculous proposal to build the Charlottesville... Read More

Not a Check, It’s a Bill

May 31, 2013 | Our Take | Agriculture , Energy , Transportation & Infrastructure

Not a Check, It’s a Bill Federally subsidized crop insurance is on pace to cost at least $27 billion – 57 percent – more than was promised in the last farm bill... 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