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Eighty-Eight to Congress: ‘Let the Wind PTC Expire!’ (challenging Big Wind, Big Government, and Big Environmentalism)

November 15, 2012 | Before It's News | Budget & Tax , Energy

“The PTC was created in 1992 to get the wind industry off the ground. Yet 20 years later, we have little to show for it.” When it comes to... Read More

Op-Ed: Saks, Ellis: Sandy a Reminder of Need for National Mitigation Strategy

November 13, 2012 | Roll Call | Budget & Tax

Communities across the country are recovering after the wrath of Hurricane Sandy and, once again, tens of millions of taxpayer dollars will... Read More

Put up or shut up time for Congress, Obama on fiscal cliff

November 09, 2012 | McClatchy Newspapers | Budget & Tax

Written By: Kevin G. Hall and David Lightman WASHINGTON — Congress returns to the nation’s capital next week with hopes of a big deal but... Read More

Lame duck Congress, go home

November 09, 2012 | CNN | Budget & Tax

(CNN) -- The lame duck Congress should depart town quietly and leave the governing to President Obama and the newly elected Congress in... Read More

Joint Op-Ed: Pass a fiscally responsible Farm Bill extension

November 08, 2012 | The Hill | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Written By: Steve Ellis, Taxpayers for Common Sense and Scott Faber, Environmental Working Group It’s too late for Congress to pass a... Read More

Connecticut defense firms first in line to fall over fiscal cliff

November 08, 2012 | The Connecticut Mirror | Budget & Tax , National Security

Washington -- Among the first to fall over the federal government's looming fiscal cliff will be defense contractors, including those who... Read More

Tax groupo floats 6-month fiscal deal

November 08, 2012 | Politico | Budget & Tax

Written By: Leigh Munsil This Congress should consider a six-month deal to avert the fiscal cliff and sequestration so the new Congress... Read More

Congress could renew debate on flood reforms, building codes as NFIP seeks funds after Sandy

November 06, 2012 | SNL | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

By Sean P. Carr   Reaching agreement on a five-year reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program took several years. In the... Read More

After Sandy: Reassessing the Nation’s Flood Fund

November 06, 2012 | CQ Weekly | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

By Jennifer Scholtes, CQ Staff Until a week ago, it looked as if Congress had acted in the nick of time this summer to save the... Read More

Sandy might turn the tide for embattled beach-building program

November 06, 2012 | E&E Publishing | Budget & Tax

Written By: Annie Snider If a storm that reportedly killed more than 100 people in 10 states and caused untold billions in damage can... 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