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    TCS Letter to House Speaker John Boehner Agreeing with his Recent Comments on Oil Subsidies

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    Coalition Letter Opposing Wasteful Mississippi River Locks

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    The President’s FY2012 Proposed Cuts to Fossil Fuel Subsidies

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    Analysis Paralysis

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    Updates & Budgetary Gimmicks in the Final Continuing Resolution Unveiled by House Appropriations

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    TCS Letter to the House & Senate Energy & Water Development Subcommittees: Stop New Authority To DOE Loan Guarantee Program

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