"… � said Autumn Hanna, who analyzes environmental spending for Taxpayers for Common Sense, an independent policy group in Washington. “These are things the federa …"

"… ugh race is problematic, said Steve Ellis, vice president at Taxpayers for Common Sense.Cabinet members’ travel to discuss administrative initiatives can be leg …"

"… rsue the funding … under the radar,” said Steve Ellis of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that has long opposed earmarks.One of the …"

"… ed case of Anthrax infection in Alaska history, according to the state’s Department of Health and Social Services.The western Alaska port city of Bethel, with fewer tha …"

"… Utah have introduced similar bills, which conservative activists call the Common Sense Balanced Budget Amendment.Tyler said Real Action recruited and pays the sa …"

"… rbon Monoflouride Combat Portable Batteries,” according to Taxpayers for Common Sense. And from 2006 to present, Blunt has received $11,783 in campaign contribu …"

"… $401 million in earmarks between 2008 and 2010, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense.A long career in the Senate has resulted in a queue of former staffers lin …"

"… us obtained more than $401 million in earmarks, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense.Baucus obtained more than $108 million in earmarks in 2010. They included …"

"… ed by large groups of senators that were not included in the Taxpayers for Common Sense totals.Ethical Issues In February 2009, Baucus recommended a member of his …"

"… fing as any I’d ever attended.”In his 2009 book, A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers, McDonald recalls tha …"

"… to more than $1 million. The examination relied on data from Taxpayers for Common Sense, the Center for Responsive Politics, and the U.S. Senate’s Office of Pub …"

"… clients,” says Steve Ellis, vice president for programs at Taxpayers for Common Sense. “Our men and women in harm’s way deserve the best products…We canno …"

"… sented the Buckeye State’s 7th District for 18 years. When Taxpayers for Common Sense ranked Hobson 22nd out of 435 House members for money directed to his dist …"

"… llion in earmark funding between 2008 and 2010, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense. Early this year, he backed Republican leaders’ one-year moratorium on e …"

"… Lewis secured almost $325 million in earmarks, according to Taxpayers for Common SenseIn 2008 he won $9 million for Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESR …"