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
Norm Dicks’ decades in Congress brought a lot of money back to home state
January 03, 2013 |
McClatchy Newspapers |
WASHINGTON — Pentagon chief Leon Panetta strode into the Cannon Caucus Room on Capitol Hill, surrounded by military officers in dress-green... 
Super-storm of pork hits Washington
January 03, 2013 |
Human Events |
Now that fiscal cliff panic is under control, we can return to panicking over Super Storm Sandy, which flooded the streets of Washington...
‘Fiscal cliff’ bill filled with ‘pork’
January 03, 2013 |
San Francisco Chronicle |
The rancorously debated "fiscal cliff" bill approved by Congress this week was supposed to be a straightforward way for the country to avert...
Compromise added billions in special tax breaks
January 03, 2013 |
The Republican-American (McClatchy Newspapers) |
WASHINGTON — In the last-minute dealmaking to stop the nation from tumbling over the so-called fiscal cliff, Congress and the White House...
‘Fiscal cliff’ bill riddled with special tax breaks for select industries
January 03, 2013 |
The Commercial Appeal (Associated Press) |
WASHINGTON — The "fiscal cliff" bill that prevented income taxes from rising for most Americans also renewed special tax breaks for a...
Earmarks included in fiscal cliff deal
January 03, 2013 |
CNN - Anderson Cooper 360 |
The VP of Taxpayers for Common Sense discusses tax incentives in the fiscal cliff bill that cater to special interests.
Rush...
A fiscal cliff solution, served with a side of tax breaks
January 03, 2013 |
McClatchy Newspapers (Associated Press) |
WASHINGTON — There are breaks for movie producers and racetracks, a little gift for Captain Morgan rum and tax credits galore for makers of...
Maligned loopholes survive ‘fiscal cliff’ deal to the tune of $1 trillion
January 03, 2013 |
Washington Times |
Even as Washington says it wants to eliminate the credits and loopholes in the tax code, the “fiscal cliff” deal Congress agreed to this...
Some critical of ‘pork’ in Sandy aid bill
December 31, 2012 |
NJ Herald |
WASHINGTON — With budget watchdog groups charging that a proposed $60.4 billion Hurricane Sandy relief package is larded with spending for...
Hurricane Sandy pork
December 31, 2012 |
Tribune-Review (Associated Press) |
Many news outlets are reporting that President Obama‘s proposed $60.4 billion federal aid bill for Hurricane Sandy victims is packed with...
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