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
    • Databases
    • Deep Dives
    • In The News & Op-Eds
    • Letters & Comments
    • Our Take
    • Reports
    • Press Releases
    • Statements
  • 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
    • Databases
    • Deep Dives
    • In the News & Op-Eds
    • Letters & Comments
    • Our Take
    • Reports
    • Press Releases
    • Statements
  • 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
  • Man dressed in green coveralls works on a large military helicopter

    Press Release

    Senate includes crucial Right-to-Repair reform in NDAA

    Jul 14, 2025 | 1 min read
  • brian wangenheim eK3lDSxxrYs unsplash 1

    Weekly Wastebasket

    Disasters Compel the Nation to Improve

    Jul 11, 2025 | 9 min read
  • he junhui i bi9Fb ytM unsplash scaled

    Our Take

    Energy Tax Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill

    Jul 9, 2025 | 38 min read
  • Three one hundred dollar bills fanned out with a sepia filter

    Our Take

    OBBBA Extends Domestic Business Tax Subsidies

    Jul 8, 2025 | 5 min read
  • Drilling in the Arctic Won't Offset Reconciliation's Deficit Increase

    Our Take

    Déjà vu: Mega Tax Bill Counts on False Revenue Promises of New Oil & Gas Lease Sales in Arctic Refuge

    Jul 8, 2025 | 4 min read
  • oil refinery expelling methane in the background with oil pumpjacks at work in the foreground.

    Our Take

    Taxpayers Lose on Oil and Gas Leasing in Trump’s Budget Bill

    Jul 8, 2025 | 13 min read
  • Budget Watchdog All Federal

    Podcast

    BWAF Podcast — Ep. 93: Warrior’s Right to Repair—When Military Equipment Breaks, Who Gets to Fix It?

    Jul 8, 2025
  • usfws porcupine river arctic national wildlife refuge scaled

    Press Release

    New Poll Shows Support for Protecting Taxpayers and America’s Arctic From Risky Oil and Gas Development

    Jul 3, 2025 | 6 min read
  • adam michael szuscik P8P P0x7RkI unsplash 1

    Weekly Wastebasket

    Congress Enacts Fiscally Calamitous Reconciliation Bill

    Jul 3, 2025 | 4 min read
  • ioana ye yZQDXSp6a5I unsplash scaled

    Statement

    TCS on the Final Passage of Deficit-fueling FY25 Reconciliation Bill

    Jul 3, 2025 | 1 min read
Previous678Next

Most Read

Recent Content

  • seagulls fly chaotically to avoid a storm as coastal waters rage with houses in the background

    In The News

    Slashing beach replenishment budget is eroding confidence in Jersey Republicans

    Aug 28, 2025 | 1 min read
  • 1024px Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge The City New Orleans 26 HK 385 12 DPLA e673133bb1aa5c8c4fb144b616b808dc

    Weekly Wastebasket

    Twenty Years of Disaster Déjà Vu

    Aug 28, 2025 | 8 min read
  • Overhead shot of Oil Processing Facility in Salt Lake City

    Our Take

    Oil, Gas, Coal Win Big in the One Big Beautiful Bill

    Aug 27, 2025 | 10 min read
  • ITN RCI

    In The News

    Waste of the Day: Throwback Thursday – Subsidies for Cotton

    Aug 27, 2025 | 2 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