Taxpayer, Environment, Consumer Coalition Takes 'Green Scissors' to Federal Budget
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Report suggests cuts to restore the nation's fiscal and environmental health
WASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Green Scissors campaign, a diverse coalition of taxpayer, environmental and consumer groups, today released Green Scissors 2010, a report highlighting government programs and subsidies that are wasteful to taxpayers, harmful to the environment and bad for consumers. Green Scissors 2010 targets four major areas for budget cuts: energy, agriculture and biofuels, infrastructure, and public lands. It notes several recent, substantial victories ending subsidies in the face of special interests' undue influence in Washington.See the full content of this document
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Taxpayer, Environment, Consumer Coalition Takes 'Green Scissors' to Federal Budget
"Staring down the barrel of record budget deficits, it is well past time for lawmakers t...
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