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Washington Notes: U.S. taxpayers footing huge bill for rural airport customers

April 30, 2013 | The Daily Oklahoman | Transportation & Infrastructure

WASHINGTON - Following another congressional report on waste duplication in the federal government, Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, and Mark... Read More

A Reasonable Food Fight

April 29, 2013 | Other Words | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

President Barack Obama wants to revamp Washington’s global food aid system. His 2014 budget request would transfer much of the program from... Read More

Held up by MOX(y)

April 29, 2013 | The Hill | Energy , National Security

Sometimes, even in Congress, one can overplay one’s hand protecting turf. Consider the South Carolina delegation’s sharp objection to... Read More

Experts: Coming debate will lay building blocks on energy taxes

April 24, 2013 | POLITICO | Budget & Tax , Energy

A panel of experts expressed pessimism Wednesday that lawmakers can tackle broad-based tax reform this Congress, but they stressed that the... Read More

Pro Deep Dive: The Energy Sector and the Implications of Tax Policy

April 24, 2013 | POLITICO | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations , Energy

FOR VIDEO OF THIS EVENT, CLICK HERE Join the POLITICO Pro Energy team for a look at how potential tax policies and the 2014 budget will... Read More

Should Obama Twist Arms?

April 24, 2013 | The Wall Street Journal | Earmarks & Appropriations

A burning question in Washington these days is whether President Barack Obama is using all available power to woo lawmakers and advance his... Read More

Medical device makers see nearly invisible excise tax to expand health insurance as an industry threat

April 24, 2013 | The Commercial Appeal | Budget & Tax

WASHINGTON - Say you break your leg, but still need to get around. You'll want crutches, right? Search the Internet and you'll find a... Read More

How to Reform the Tax Code

April 24, 2013 | U.S. News | Budget & Tax

Washington is a town marked more frequently by disagreement than consensus, but there is one point on which almost all parties agree: The... Read More

Obama’s proposed spending on small modular reactors criticized from 2 sides

April 23, 2013 | SNL FERC Power Report | Energy

A modest increase in spending for the U.S. Department of Energy's program to promote small modular nuclear reactors found in President... Read More

Sens. Feinstein and Boxer keep racking up seniority

April 22, 2013 | Los Angeles Times | Budget & Tax

WASHINGTON — Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer have served longer together than any other pair of California senators — 20 years — and will... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More