Policy Briefs
Analysis of Selected Provisions in Hurricane Sandy Emergency Spending Proposals
December 17, 2012
Reports & Data
Subsidizing Oil Shale: Tracing Federal Support for Oil Shale Development in the United States
November 29, 2012
Groups Opposed to Farm Bill Inclusion in Fiscal Cliff Deal Speak Out
December 14, 2012 |
KNEB Radio / Associated Press |
Some farm groups and lawmakers would like to see a farm bill included as part of any legislation written to avert the fiscal cliff. But the... 
Some Spending in Sandy ‘Emergency’ Bill Doesn’t Start Until 2018
December 14, 2012 |
National Review |
Republican senators like Arizona’s Jon Kyl and Alabama’s Jeff Sessions have objected to the large Hurricane Sandy relief package. President...
150 million reasons it’s hard to cut spending
December 14, 2012 |
Associated Press |
WASHINGTON -- Don't mess with Big Bird. And don't even think about touching Medicare.
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney ran into...
Senate unveils Hurricane Sandy bill
December 13, 2012 |
The Hill |
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday released a bill to pay for damage caused by October's Hurricane Sandy.
The bill would...
Amash Among Bipartisan Group Seeking Defense Cuts
December 13, 2012 |
Associated Press / WOOD News Radio |
The group of 11 Republicans and 11 Democrats sent the letter to President Obama and leadership in the House and Senate.
...
Would Obama Deal on Spending?
December 13, 2012 |
Roll Call |
President Barack Obama is on his way to bludgeoning Republicans into agreeing to raise taxes. The big question is: Can he reach a deal on...
For Federal Workers, a Fiscal Cliff Deal Carries Dangers
December 12, 2012 |
Roll Call |
Federal workers know the drill when it comes to big budget questions. With Congress grappling with another fiscal crisis, federal employee...
Sand dunes spare NJ homes from Sandy’s destruction
December 12, 2012 |
CBS Evening News |
(CBS News) LONG BEACH ISLAND, N.J. - Six weeks after superstorm Sandy, FEMA said more than half a million homeowners want federal help....
Libertarian and environmental groups unite against five-year farm bill
December 11, 2012 |
Agri-Pulse |
WASHINGTON -- Conservative and taxpayer groups joined the Environmental Working Group (EWG) today to oppose passage of a five-year farm bill...
Right, left call for defense cuts
December 11, 2012 |
The Hill |
Fiscal conservatives and liberal Democrats are calling on party leaders to include “substantial defense savings” in a deficit-reduction...
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