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National Flood Insurance Program

August 19, 2013 | Washington Journal (CSPAN) | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

Taxpayers for Common Sense Vice President Stephen Ellis discusses the National Flood Insurance Program and how a new law is causing rates to... Read More

Congressional Meddling Floods Over

August 19, 2013 | U.S. News & World Report | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

The National Flood Insurance Program is insolvent. By the end of the year, it will likely owe at least $26 billion to the U.S. Treasury... Read More

Wal-Mart Air Fleet Gets Taxpayer Support for Controllers

August 14, 2013 | Bloomberg Businessweek | Transportation & Infrastructure

U.S. taxpayers are increasingly picking up the tab for the control tower at an airport that’s home to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT:US)’s... Read More

Report Calls For Congressional Reform Of River Management Practices

August 14, 2013 | St. Louis Public Radio | Transportation & Infrastructure

A new report by a coalition of conservation and public interest groups representing the Upper Mississippi River basin is calling on Congress... Read More

Study: New river law should emphasize restoration

August 14, 2013 | Quad-City Times | Transportation & Infrastructure

A coalition of conservation groups argued Tuesday that a new long-term water resources proposal ought to focus more on restoration of the... Read More

Congress’ Session Ends With a THUD

August 08, 2013 | U.S. News & World Report | Transportation & Infrastructure

Several weeks back I predicted that the appropriations season would be a window into Congressional dysfunction. But even accounting for my... Read More

Congress considers clipping rural Montana air service’s wings

August 08, 2013 | Billings Gazette | Transportation & Infrastructure

The future of rural Montana air service could be in for a bumpy ride when Congress returns to work next month. Federally subsidized... Read More

Transportation bill yields a THUD in the House

The Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill -- THUD for short -- is a $44 billion measure. House leaders put it... Read More

Why Do We Subsidize Inter-City Rail When Buses Can Do the Job?

July 31, 2013 | Bacon's Rebellion | Transportation & Infrastructure

Liberals love buses — at least when the buses are run by municipally owned enterprises with union workforces and operate at a loss that... Read More

Stem the wealthy’s sweet flood-insurance deal

July 29, 2013 | The Post and Courier | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

Tucked into the Department of Homeland Security spending bill the Senate Appropriations Committee approved recently is a nefarious provision... 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