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    TCS Recommended Budget Cuts for the 112th Congress

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    Budget Cut Smorgasbord

    Jan 7, 2011 | 4 min read
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    UPDATE: Gates Shifts Defense Dollars

    Jan 6, 2011 | 5 min read
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    TCS President Ryan Alexander Statement on the Defense Cuts Announced by Sec. Robert Gates

    Jan 6, 2011 | 1 min read
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    CUT-PAYGO-Lite and Other House Rules Changes

    Jan 5, 2011 | 5 min read
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    TCS President Ryan Alexander Op-Ed: The Appropriations Pork Machine (The New York Times)

    Jan 2, 2011 | 3 min read
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    FY2011 Omnibus Appropriations Earmark Database

    Dec 29, 2010 | 1 min read
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    TCS VP Steve Ellis on NPR: How To Get Around The Ban On Earmarks

    Dec 28, 2010 | 5 min read
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    TCS VP Steve Ellis on MSNBC’s The Last Word discussing the Earmark Moratorium

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    Appropriating the Appropriations Committee

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