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When it comes to spending your money, those in washington tend to see no waste, speak no waste, and cut no waste. Here are five items that stood out from the pack, which we selected just because they involved animals. Taxpayers should be disappointed in such wasteful spending, but should be encouraged that some in congress are making an effort to identify and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse. Senators wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Senator tom coburn rok has put out a new study on government waste called wastebook 2010. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government. Today, senator tom coburn released a new report on government waste called wastebook 2011. Oct 22, 2014 senator s wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Wastebook 2015 the unrelenting wasteful spending of. Coburn previously lived in one of the familys washington, d.
Dec 21, 2010 senator tom coburn rok has put out a new study on government waste called wastebook 2010. Dec 17, 20 gop senator %27s report cites 100 examples of wasteful%2c lowpriority government spending coburn includes troubled health care website on his list senator is frequent critic of government waste %2c. What senator coburns list of fraud, abuse, and overspending doesnt tell us. Even those lucky enough to have jobs have had to tighten their belts and trim household budgets. On tom coburn documenting wasteful government spending. Steve russell, along with the house republican study committee, have offered ideas to eliminate wasteful spending. James lankford is making a play for the waste cutting legacy of his predecessor tom coburn, releasing on monday 100 examples of regulations and spending that the oklahoma senator says are.
Senator flake reveals wastebook 2017 foundation national. Coburn publishes wastebook 2014 committee for a responsible. Readers of this site may recall former senator tom coburns rok annual wastebook reports released about this. Released in october, wastebook 2012 highlights 100. This report proves that the federal government is a poor allocator of resources. Arizona senator jeff flake released his annual 200page catalogue of egregious government spending today, shedding light on 50 unnecessary taxpayerfunded projects from 2016. Discount prices on books by senator tom coburn, including titles like smashing the dc monopoly. The senators annual summary of wasteful spending is entitled wastebook followed by the year of its publication. Senator coburn goes on to list some of the conferences that have been held in the recent past such as the ninth circuits 2012 conference held in maui, hawaii or the eighth circuits conference in kansas city, missouri where judges were provided the opportunity to participate in the college basketball experience.
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Over the past 12 months, washington politicians argued, debated and lamented about how to rein in. Apr 23, 2020 tom coburns annual book of government ccoburn. Over the years other members of congress, including former senator tom coburn, current senators dan coats, jeff flake, john mccain, rand paul, rep. The undersigned organizations representing local elected officials, state and local community development practitioners, and nonprofit groups, all members of the community development block grant cdbg coalition, write this letter in response to the negative and inaccurate. The honorable tom coburn united states senate washington, dc 20510 dear senator coburn. In honor of the release of the new star wars movie, senator jeff flake r. Senator coburn a guide to some of the most wasteful government spending in 2010.
Nov 12, 2012 during his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. Senator, oklahoma some of the projects listed within this report may indeed serve useful purposes or have merit and. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of. Although everyone in his office from interns on up contributes ideas, mr. These are just some of the ways the federal government spent your tax dollars this year. Coburns book says, the cost to produce a penny in 2012 is more than two times its actual value. The senator s annual summary of wasteful spending is entitled wastebook followed by the year of its publication. Jan 10, 2017 senator flakes report highlights the need for improved oversight of federal spending, especially grants being issued by executive agencies and departments.
The annual, lengthy account features 100 examples of federal costs. Somebody please alert billionares warren buffett, ted turner, bill gates and tom steyer that higher taxes will not necessarily lead to a more efficient and effective federal government. Friday december 11th, 2015 posted by craig eyermann at 4. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more ways. Tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. Government documents general collection and was provided by unt libraries government documents department to unt digital library. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. The undersigned organizations representing local elected officials, state and local community development practitioners, and nonprofit groups, all members of the community development. The nook book ebook of the wastebook 2014 by united states government us senate, senator tom coburn m. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
In his second year after having taken over production of the annual wastebook from former senator tom coburn, senator jeff flake has highlighted 50 ways in which the u. He has just releases wastebook 2015 and trust me, as you will see below, the wasteful spending on idiocy continues unabated under the obama administration. Tom coburns annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including outofthisworld spending on research. Senator tom coburns final edition of the wastebook is packed with porkbarrel spending, misplaced priorities, mission creep, expensive boondoggles, and taxpayer abuse.
What senator coburn s list of fraud, abuse, and overspending doesnt tell us. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. Wastebook 2012 4 1 the most unproductive and unpopular congress in modern history does nothing while america struggles. Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united states government, coburn m. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. Jeff flake ap elizabeth harringtondecember 8, 2015 12. Wastebook 2010 1 dear taxpayer, as the year 2010 ends, millions of americans are still struggling to find work. Senator james lankford rok is picking up right where his predecessor left off with issuing annual waste reports about federal government spending. Government documents general collection and was provided by unt libraries government documents department to unt digital library, a digital repository hosted by the unt libraries. Theres a reason politicians are always loath to cut government budgets. The only way to stop wasteful washington spending is by shining a light on it whenever and wherever it occurs, even if it is in your own state, says sen. Somebody please alert billionares warren buffett, ted turner, bill gates and tom steyer that higher taxes will not necessarily lead to a more efficient and effective federal.
Tom coburn was always going to be a tough act to follow when it came to producing the colorful wastebook that he and his staff produced every year to document what they. Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united. Senator tom coburn has released a 200page document that assails a number of government spending projects the republican deems to have been unnecessary, wasteful, and in some cases downright. He has just releases wastebook 2015 and trust me, as you will see below, the wasteful spending on idiocy. When it comes to spending your money, those in washington tend to see no waste, speak no waste. Coburn is retiring at the end of this year after a decade in the senate, meaning the 239page, meticulously footnoted volume he is releasing wednesday will be his final wastebook as senator. Wastebook 2011 1 dear taxpayer, robot dragons, video games, christmas trees, snow cone machines, and chocolate. Year after year, senator tom coburn rok refuses to simply give lip service to wasteful government spending and has instead called out controversial government spending by name.
Coburns father was an optician and founder of coburn optical industries, and a named donor to o. Senator coburn has been a leader in looking for ways to cut unnecessary government spending including collaborating with thensenator obama on the coburnobama transparency act. Senator flakes report highlights the need for improved oversight of federal spending, especially grants being issued by executive agencies and departments. Coburn is retiring at the end of this year after a decade in the senate, meaning the page, meticulously footnoted volume he is releasing wednesday will be his final wastebook as senator. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible.
The reports have more than 165,000 views on pdf and have been downloaded nearly 45,000 times. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wastebook 2014. Nasa ultimately paid more than 17,700 employees97 percent of its staff to do nothing for 16 days as a result of the shutdown. Oct 22, 2014 year after year, senator tom coburn rok refuses to simply give lip service to wasteful government spending and has instead called out controversial government spending by name. Wastebook 2012 2 the highway trust fund, which has been bailed out several times over the last five years, is a good example, as billions of dollars intended for transportation are wasted on.
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