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FAA Reauthorization: EAS reforms fail taxpayers

February 03, 2012 | Transportation & Infrastructure

Taxpayers for Common Sense Action sent a letter to members of Congress as they consider legislation on FAA... Read More

Speaker’s “Drilling for Transportation Dollars” Proposal: A Dead End for Taxpayers

February 01, 2012 | Transportation & Infrastructure

[Updated 2/1/2012] The Natural Resources Committee today passed three energy-related bills today, and the royalties that would result... Read More

FAA Reauthorization and the Essential Air Service: When a Cut is Actually an Increase

February 01, 2012 | Transportation & Infrastructure

After 23 extensions, Congress is finally on the verge of reauthorizing the nation’s air program for the next four years. This would be... Read More

Counting on Speculative Oil and Gas Revenues to Fund our Transportation Needs is Fiscally Reckless

Counting on Speculative Oil and Gas Revenues to Fund our Transportation Needs is Fiscally Reckless Today the House Natural Resources Committee considered the energy portions of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act (the... Read More

FAA Reauthorization Should Include EAS Reforms

January 31, 2012 | Transportation & Infrastructure

Taxpayers for Common Sense Action sent a letter to House and Senate conferees before they meet today to negotiate differences between... Read More

Hill Briefing: Don’t Drill and Drive: Weakening the User-Pays Highway Funding Principle Would Endanger Our Nation’s Transportation Infrastructure

January 26, 2012 | Transportation & Infrastructure

TCS Hill Briefing: Don’t Drill and Drive: Weakening the “User-Pays” Highway Funding Principle Would Endanger Our Nation’s Transportation... Read More

Outline of House’s Transportation Reauthorization Revealed

January 24, 2012 | Transportation & Infrastructure

An outline of the House majority’s new transportation reauthorization proposal — The American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act — was... Read More

TCS Joins Coalition Against Wasteful Army Corps of Engineer’s Deepening Delaware River Project

Taxpayers for Common Sense joined the Delaware Riverkeeper and Water Protection Network to compile a report analyzing the wasteful Army... Read More

House Transportation Reauthorization Postponed as Deadline Approaches

December 01, 2011 | Transportation & Infrastructure

With the March 31, 2012 expiration of nation’s surface transportation legislation steadily approaching, House leaders informed... Read More

TCS Testifies on Royalties before House Natural Resources Subcommittee

TCS Testifies on Royalties before House Natural Resources Subcommittee Ms. Ryan Alexander President Taxpayers for Common Sense Written Testimony submitted to the United States House of... 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