Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
Congressional Summer Ends with a THUD
August 01, 2013 |
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... 
Essential Air Service: Why Reform Isn’t Reducing Overall Cost
July 30, 2013 |
Early last year, the President signed the “FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012,” authorizing spending for the Federal Aviation...
Letter to House: Support McClintock-Bridenstine-Hudson Amendment to Cut Essential Air Service
July 30, 2013 |
Support McClintock amendment to cut Essential Air Service funding....
Press Release: Report Shows Motorcoaches Should be Part of Transportation Mix
July 30, 2013 |
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. ...
Letter to Senate: Support Common Sense Amendments to Transportation/HUD Appropriations Bill
July 24, 2013 |
Propsals would cut wasteful spending and increase transparency....
A Lesson in What Saving Money Means to Congress: Essential Air Service
July 11, 2013 |
Essential Air Service (EAS) reforms passed as part of last year’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization bill were intended...
Golden Fleece Award to Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority for a Decade of Waste Cheerleading a Bridge in Alaska
June 26, 2013 |
A press release from TCS on the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority being awarded the most recent "Golden Fleece."...
Small Taxpayer Victory: Outdated Airport Subsidy Reduced
June 19, 2013 |
In a small victory for taxpayers, the Department of Transportation (DOT) last week issued an order terminating Essential Air Service...
Washington Post Slams Charlottesville Bypass
June 17, 2013 |
Over the weekend, Washington Post columnist Robert McCartney published a piece about the ridiculous proposal to build the Charlottesville...
Not a Check, It’s a Bill
May 31, 2013 |
Federally subsidized crop insurance is on pace to cost at least $27 billion – 57 percent – more than was promised in the last farm bill...
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