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Letter to Chairman Oberstar: TCS Supports Efforts to Rescind Unused Transportation Earmarks

Chairman James Oberstar House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 2165 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC... Read More

Joint Letter to Senate Energy and Water Subcommittee Opposing Any Loan Guarantee Authority in the Appropriations Bill

July 19, 2010 | Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense released a joint statement to the Senate Energy and Water Development Subcommittee urging members to oppose... Read More

TCS Action: Support Key Provisions and Strengthening Amendments to the CLEAR Act; Oppose Weakening Amendments

July 13, 2010 | Energy , Natural Resources

On Wednesday June 14, The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to debate and vote on the Consolidated Land, Energy, and... Read More

Still Fortifying Against Barge Company Bailouts

The IWTF was created to pay for construction and maintenance on much of the nation’s most used waterways. Funded by a tax on fuel used... Read More

Billions in Nuclear Loan Guarantees Added to Emergency Spending

May 26, 2010 | Energy

Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense Action released a letter to the House opposing increased nuclear loan guarantees in the Emergency Supplemental. ... Read More

TCS President Ryan Alexander’s Hearing Testimony on The Legality and Efficacy of Line-Item Veto

Today, Taxpayers for Common Sense President Ryan Alexander testified at the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the Legality and Efficacy of Line-Item Veto Proposals... Read More

Taxpayers Oppose Barge Company Bailout

Taxpayers for Common Sense recently joined a number of other organizations in opposing attempts to further weaken cost-sharing... Read More

TCS Action Letter: Energy and Climate Legislation: More Transparency and Accountability

May 11, 2010 |

  Energy and Climate Legislation: More Transparency and Accountability May 11, 2010 There are three key principles that must... Read More

TCS Action Letter: Energy Tax Bill Should End Coal Liquids, Oil and Gas Tax Breaks and Not Extend the VEETC

May 10, 2010 | Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense Action sent a letter to the House Committee on Ways and Means urging members to protect taxpayers' interests in drafting energy tax and green jobs legislation.... Read More

TCS Action Letter: Energy and Climate Legislation: More Transparency and Accountability,  Not More Giveaways

May 06, 2010 | Energy

Taxpayers for Common Sense Action released a letter to the Senate urging support for a transparent energy and climate bill that reduces subsidies to well-established, highly profitable companies, and that holds industry accountable for meeting our clean energy needs.... 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