Skip to content
Taxpayers for Common Sense Logo Taxpayers for Common Sense Logo Taxpayers for Common Sense Logo
  • ISSUES
    • Agriculture
    • Budget & Tax
    • Disaster
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Transportation & Infrastructure
    • National Security
    • Explore All of Our Issues
  • OUR WORK
    • Analysis
    • Comments & Testimony
    • Databases
    • Deep Dives
    • In The News & Op-Eds
    • Letters
    • Our Take
    • Press Releases & Statements
    • Reports
  • ABOUT
    • Overview
    • History & Accomplishments
    • 30 Years of TCS
    • Awards
    • Annual Reports
    • Staff & Board of Directors
    • Careers
    • Contact
  • WASTEBASKET
  • PODCAST
  • DONATE

  • Or, try our Advanced Search.

  • ISSUES
    • Agriculture
    • Budget & Tax
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Transportation & Infrastructure
    • National Security
    • Explore All of Our Issues
  • OUR WORK
    • Analysis
    • Comments & Testimony
    • Databases
    • Deep Dives
    • In the News & Op-Eds
    • Our Take
    • Press Releases & Statements
    • Reports
  • ABOUT
    • Overview
    • History & Accomplishments
    • 30 Years of TCS
    • Awards
    • Annual Reports
    • Staff & Board of Directors
    • Careers
  • WEEKLY WASTEBASKETLearn about the Weekly Wastebasket. Your weekly reality-check for federal spending. Join the thousands of Congressional and agency staff, journalists and activists who receive our Weekly Wastebasket – our weekly newsletter highlighting wasteful government spending – along with our solutions. Through the Weekly Wastebasket, you can count on TCS to provide insight into the realities of the federal budget process. And don’t worry, there’s nothing wasteful about it – it’s free! Get the facts, not the fluff – sign up now for the newsletter now.
  • PODCASTLearn about the PodcastWelcome to Budget Watchdog, All Federal — the podcast dedicated to making sense of the budget, spending, and tax issues facing the nation. Cut through the partisan rhetoric and talking points with TCS experts and guests for the facts about what’s being talked about, bandied about, and pushed in Washington. Subscribe
  • DONATE
  • CONTACT
  • SEARCH
Independent, nonpartisan government watchdog fighting for taxpayers since 1995

Our Work

Our Workkarisharp_ej18t03v2025-06-13T11:48:07-04:00
  • phoenix az highway scaled

    Fact Sheet

    Section 45Z: Clean Fuel Production Credit

    Aug 12, 2024
  • matthew henry yETqkLnhsUI unsplash

    Weekly Wastebasket

    Keep Clean Energy Tax Credits Clean

    Aug 9, 2024 | 6 min read
  • windmill scaled

    Fact Sheet

    Section 45Y: Clean Electricity Production Tax Credit

    Aug 9, 2024 | 2 min read
  • Closeup image of a solar panel

    Fact Sheet

    Section 48E: Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit

    Aug 9, 2024 | 1 min read
  • Five Fast facts Header

    Five Fast Facts

    Five Fast Facts about Federal Oil & Gas Bonding

    Aug 8, 2024 | 5 min read
  • Petra Nova CCS Facility

    Report

    From Cradle to Grave: Taxpayer Subsidies Throughout a Carbon Capture and Storage Project’s Lifecycle

    Aug 8, 2024
  • Montana Dakotas pumpjack

    Our Take

    Nearly 5,000 Acres Leased for Oil and Gas Development in Montana and North Dakota

    Aug 7, 2024 | 6 min read
  • Green Scissors Logo featured

    Letter

    Green Scissors Coalition Letter to the IRS on 45Q Oversight and Transparency Measures

    Aug 7, 2024 | 1 min read
  • Responsible Statecraft logo over a picture of the US Capitol with dollars flying around.

    Op-Ed

    Senators want to infect other agencies with ‘unfunded’ wish lists

    Aug 6, 2024 | 6 min read
  • jakub zerdzicki 8wLZi9OhsWU unsplash 1

    Weekly Wastebasket

    Appropriations Update: Two Months Out, Fifteen Legislative Days to Go

    Aug 2, 2024 | 8 min read
Previous353637Next

Most Read

Recent Content

  • 2013 GAO Exterior 04.JPG scaled

    Our Take

    Republicans Propose Gutting Independent Watchdog

    Jun 24, 2025 | 4 min read
  • Black greyhound wearing orange muzzle

    Our Take

    Watchdog, Muzzled?

    Jun 24, 2025 | 6 min read
  • Overhead view of Hurricane Helene from orbit

    Our Take

    When the Forecast Isn’t the Only Storm Brewing

    Jun 24, 2025 | 7 min read
  • Green Biofuel drums with a yellow warning diamond that reads "BIOFUELS" in green.

    Our Take

    Proposed RFS Biofuel Mandates for 2026 and 2027

    Jun 23, 2025 | 8 min read

×
 
DONATE

Stay up to date on our work.

Sign up for our newsletter.

"*" indicates required fields

Issue Interests

SUPPORT TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE

Help us bring common sense to Washington.

  • ISSUES
  • Agriculture
  • Budget & Tax
  • Disaster
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Transportation & Infrastructure
  • National Security
  • OUR WORK
  • Analysis
  • Our Take
  • Weekly Wastebasket
  • Letters to the Hill
  • Statements
  • Data & Documents
  • Podcast
  • ABOUT
  • Overview
  • History & Accomplishments
  • Careers
  • In the News
  • Staff & Board of Directors
  • Awards
  • Annual Reports
  • Privacy Policy
  • State Disclosures
  • IRS Compliance
  • Terms of Use
CONTACT US
General Inquiries
  • info@taxpayer.net
  • 202-546-8500
Press Team
  • media@taxpayer.net
  • 202-546-8500 (ext.106)
Got a confidential tip?

Or, search all our articles with our Advanced Search.

© Taxpayers for Common Sense | 651 Pennsylvania Ave, SE | Washington, DC 20003 | 202-546-8500 | Contact Us
Website Design by Get Sharp, Inc.
Page load link
Sign-up for the Weekly Wastebasket
____________________________
Our weekly newsletter highlights wasteful government
spending – along with our solutions.
We use cookies to broadly understand analytics only on this website. We use third party embeds to host some content as well. If you continue to use this site, we will assume you're okay with this. Accept & Close
Go to Top