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Agriculture

In The News
The Hagstrom Report 7/16/26: Taxpayer group opposes increase in CCC borrowing authority
Jul 16, 2026 | 57 sec read

Report
The Secretary of Agriculture’s Charter Act Slush Fund Undermines Congress’s Power of the Purse
Jul 15, 2026 | 1 min read
Our Take
House Passes Problematic Year-Round Approval of E15
May 19, 2026 | 12 min read
Letter
Green Scissors Coalition Warns E15 Expansion Costly for Taxpayers and Environment
May 11, 2026 | 5 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
A Farm Bill in Name Only
May 8, 2026 | 6 min read

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Budget & Tax

Fact Sheet
Understanding the Judgment Fund
Aug 4, 2026 | 12 min read

Podcast
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 120: Punting on First Down
Jul 31, 2026
Weekly Wastebasket
Congress Opened the Door to This Tariff Mess
Jul 30, 2026 | 8 min read
Our Take
Back to Smoot-Hawley, Seriously?
Jul 24, 2026 | 5 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
A Plea for Bipartisanship to Fund the Government
Jul 23, 2026 | 5 min read

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Disaster

Letter
Letter: Taxpayer Resources for House Agriculture Committee Forest Service Hearing
Jul 22, 2026 | 6 min read

Our Take
House T&I Committee Renews Push for FEMA Act
Jul 17, 2026 | 5 min read
In The News
Insurance Business — The $23 billion inflection point: How America’s fire insurance market rewrote the rules
Jul 16, 2026 | 0 sec read
Letter
Letter: Reforming FEMA: Ensuring the Nation’s Disaster Readiness Works for Americans
Jul 14, 2026 | 3 min read
Fact sheet
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)
Jun 25, 2026 | 1 min read

Energy & Natural Resources

In The News
Deseret News: Inside America’s last great wilderness as oil drilling appears on the horizon in the Arctic refuge
Aug 2, 2026

Issue Brief
Modernized Oil and Gas Bonding Protects American Taxpayers
Jul 28, 2026 | 17 min read
FAQ
Abandoned Wells and Oil and Gas Bonding FAQ
Jul 28, 2026 | 10 min read
In The News
The Washington Examiner: Upward pressure on gas prices isn’t just Iran, but a mandate closer to home
Jul 25, 2026 | 0 sec read
Statement
TCS Statement on Local Input Act
Jul 23, 2026 | 4 min read

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National Security

Op-Ed
The Daily Caller: No More Handouts for Fat Cat Pentagon Contractors
Aug 4, 2026 | 5 min read

Letter
Letter: Coalition Opposes Effort to Hide Unclassified Information
Jul 31, 2026 | 2 min read
Analysis
More Money, More Problems: How to Cut the Pentagon Budget and Strengthen National Security
Jul 30, 2026 | 52 sec read
In The News
The Daily Caller: Hegseth Clocks Iran War Cost At $37.5 Billion, But Analysts Think The Number Is Way Higher
Jul 26, 2026
Letter
Letter: Vote NO on Final Passage of the NDAA
Jul 21, 2026 | 12 min read

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Transportation & Infrastructure

Our Take
House T&I Committee Renews Push for FEMA Act
Jul 17, 2026 | 5 min read

Fact sheet
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)
Jun 25, 2026 | 1 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
Five Years and Half a Trillion Dollars Later
Jun 18, 2026 | 6 min read
Podcast
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 116: Repair Priorities 2026
May 22, 2026
Joint Report
REPORT: Repair Priorities 2026
Apr 30, 2026 | 8 min read

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