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Agriculture

Comments
Green Scissors Comments on 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit
Apr 10, 2025 | 1 min read

Comments
Comments on 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit
Apr 10, 2025 | 1 min read
Fact Sheet
The USDA Charter Act is Fiscally Irresponsible
Apr 9, 2025 | 6 min read
In The News
Trump Considers More Farm Aid. It Might Not Be Enough.
Apr 9, 2025 | 2 min read
In The News
Trump Administration Weighs New Bailout for U.S. Farmers
Apr 4, 2025 | 2 min read

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Budget & Tax

Weekly Wastebasket
Congress Needs to Make Spending Decisions
Apr 25, 2025 | 7 min read

Analysis
Mortgage Interest Deduction: Time to Cut the Cord?
Apr 22, 2025 | 3 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
Taking Advantage of Tax Day
Apr 18, 2025 | 8 min read
Analysis
Section 199A: Boosting Business or Busting Budgets?
Apr 17, 2025 | 4 min read
In The News
Shedding thousands of staff and several interim leaders, the IRS faces turmoil under Trump
Apr 13, 2025 | 2 min read

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Disaster

Our Take
Wildfire Funding in Full Year Continuing Resolution
Apr 11, 2025 | 3 min read

Our Take
Bringing Common Sense Back to Federal Emergency Management
Mar 26, 2025 | 11 min read
Podcast
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 83: Beyond the CR: How Congress Ceded Power
Mar 19, 2025
Podcast
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 82: Farms First Again?
Mar 11, 2025
Letter
Letter to Congress on the Federal Wildfire Spending Database
Mar 6, 2025 | 6 min read

Energy & Natural Resources

Issue Brief
Taxpayer Liabilities from Carbon Sequestration: Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Case Study
Apr 29, 2025 | 4 min read

Montana and North Dakota Auction Leases 4,266 Acres for Oil and Gas Development
Apr 29, 2025 | 6 min read
Analysis
Modernized Oil & Gas Leasing: Fair Market Rates Earn Taxpayers Valuable Revenue
Apr 22, 2025 | 4 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
Taking Advantage of Tax Day
Apr 18, 2025 | 8 min read
FAQ
FAQ on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Apr 14, 2025 | 18 min read

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National Security

Breaking the Bank for War Toys
Apr 28, 2025 | 13 min read

Podcast
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 86: Warrior Ethos vs. Taxpayer Reality: The Pentagon’s Waste Paradox
Apr 28, 2025
Letter
Letter: Closing Military Bases Overseas Will Save Billions and Improve National Security
Apr 16, 2025 | 14 min read
Op-Ed
The art of the hollow promise to cut Pentagon waste
Apr 13, 2025 | 2 min read
In The News
Analysts try to unpack Trump and Hegseth’s promise of $1 trillion defense budget
Apr 9, 2025 | 2 min read

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Transportation & Infrastructure

Our Take
Road to Insolvency: Taxpayers Can’t Afford to Bail Out the Highway Trust Fund Forever
Apr 29, 2025 | 6 min read

Weekly Wastebasket
Taxpayers for Common Sense: 2024 Year in Review
Dec 19, 2024 | 7 min read
Our Take
Who Pays When Natural Disaster Strikes?
Nov 21, 2024 | 5 min read
Our Take
President Biden Requests a $98.6 Billion Emergency Supplemental
Nov 19, 2024 | 5 min read
In the News
Rethinking Disaster Aid: Promoting Fiscal Responsibility and Risk Management
Nov 12, 2024 | 7 min read

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