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Agriculture

Podcast
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 82: Farms First Again?
Mar 11, 2025

Fact Sheet
Updated: Cashing in on Federal Crop Insurance Subsidies
Feb 27, 2025 | 7 min read
Fact sheet
Updated: Biomass Subsidy Fact Sheet
Jan 2, 2025 | 2 min read
Report
Farm Bill: Ingraining Integrity
Dec 4, 2024 | 1 min read
Our Take
USDA Projects Above Average Farm Profitability
Dec 3, 2024 | 3 min read

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Budget & Tax

In the News
Some Republicans act as if Musk is the first to uncover waste. He isn’t.
Mar 8, 2025 | 2 min read

Weekly Wastebasket
Tick Tock on the Shutdown Clock
Mar 7, 2025 | 6 min read
Our Take
House Oversight Hearing on GAO High Risk List
Mar 3, 2025 | 10 min read
Podcast
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 81: DOGE Needs to Hunt for Real Budget Savings
Feb 28, 2025
Cheat Sheet
Reconciliation: A Budget Tool Turned Political Power Play
Feb 28, 2025 | 3 min read

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Climate

Our Take
Who Pays When Natural Disaster Strikes?
Nov 21, 2024 | 5 min read

Our Take
President Biden Requests a $98.6 Billion Emergency Supplemental
Nov 19, 2024 | 5 min read
In the News
Rethinking Disaster Aid: Promoting Fiscal Responsibility and Risk Management
Nov 12, 2024 | 7 min read
Letter
Coalition Letter on Pre-Disaster Investment
Nov 1, 2024 | 28 sec read
Our Take
Possible Spending in a November Emergency Supplemental
Nov 1, 2024 | 7 min read

Energy & Natural Resources

Statement
Billion Dollar Boon for Taxpayers with New 45Q Repeal Act of 2025
Mar 11, 2025 | 5 min read

Letter
Letter to Congress on the Federal Wildfire Spending Database
Mar 6, 2025 | 6 min read
Letter
Letter to Congress on Federal Oil and Gas Leasing
Mar 5, 2025 | 7 min read
Our Take
Wyoming Federal Oil and Gas Lease Sale Sees Highest Bids in Over a Decade
Mar 4, 2025 | 5 min read
Fact Sheet
Waste Emissions Charge: Minimizing Methane Waste Benefits American Taxpayers
Mar 4, 2025 | 13 min read

More Energy & Natural Resources

Infrastructure

Our Take
Who Pays When Natural Disaster Strikes?
Nov 21, 2024 | 5 min read

Our Take
President Biden Requests a $98.6 Billion Emergency Supplemental
Nov 19, 2024 | 5 min read
In the News
Rethinking Disaster Aid: Promoting Fiscal Responsibility and Risk Management
Nov 12, 2024 | 7 min read
Letter
Coalition Letter on Pre-Disaster Investment
Nov 1, 2024 | 28 sec read
Our Take
Possible Spending in a November Emergency Supplemental
Nov 1, 2024 | 7 min read

More Infrastructure

National Security

Weekly Wastebasket
Full-Year Continuing Resolution Gives Pentagon Spending a Wide Berth
Mar 13, 2025 | 9 min read

In the News
Pentagon Keeps Pouring Cash Into Golf Courses — Even As Trump Slashes Government Spending
Mar 10, 2025 | 2 min read
Statement
TCS Statement on Pentagon Budget Gimmicks
Feb 20, 2025 | 2 min read
In the News
Politico Pro: Congress girds for Hegseth’s push for cuts inside Pentagon
Feb 20, 2025 | 2 min read
In the News
Will DOGE Bring Real Change to the Pentagon?
Feb 19, 2025 | 7 min read

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