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Today, senator tom coburn released a new report on government waste called wastebook 2011. Dec 21, 2011 federal spending on technology may be innovative and interesting, but it can still be a prime example of government waste, according to a new report from sen. His annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for taxpayers regarding the specific ways the federal government wastes money. Tom coburn s latest oversight report exposes wasteful spending at the dept. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more.
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In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Tom coburn is the nick ohnell fellow at the manhattan institute and a former twoterm u. Tech projects and social media make it on wasteful spending. Every year, oklahoma senator tom coburn and his staff compile an exhaustive volume of wasteful government spending from that year. 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. Among the 50 examples of egregious federal spending uncovered in. On tom coburn documenting wasteful government spending. During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla.
Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. Coburn is also a member of the fiscal watch team, a group of seven senators led by john mccain, whose stated goal is to combat wasteful government spending. Tom coburn s annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including outofthisworld spending on research. A guide to some of the most wasteful and low priority government spending of 2011 by senator tom coburn 20120609 paperback january 1, 1818 4. Senator tom coburn rok has put out a new study on government waste called wastebook 2010. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government waste. 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. Regarding wasteful spending, paul krugman says some people might be talking about the stimulus spending, who make the case that the stimulus packages that began in 2009 which have consisted mainly of temporary tax cuts and transfer payments have significantly raised the public debt, while doing very little to solve the nations long. Coburn publishes wastebook 2014 committee for a responsible. Federal spending on technology may be innovative and interesting, but it can still be a prime example of government waste, according to a new report from sen. According to the white house office of management and budget, about 1 percent of proposed total federal spending in 2015 will go to science. 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.
Zero waste home goodreads meet your next favorite book. What do nasas green ninja, calm wives and military weapons in afghanistan have in common. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final. Unfortunately for the average american, the list of government waste is long and packed with numerous examples of needless spending projects. Part inspirational story of bea johnson the priestess of wastef. Top 20 worst ways the government wasted your tax dollars.
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. Coburns wastebook highlights excessive federal spending fcw. Defining wasteful government spending the economic populist. A weight loss program for truck drivers, dead people at ssa, and unused solar panels at the va these are just some of the items that senator james lankford rok highlights in a new report on wasteful spending in federal agencies that follows a tradition begun by his predecessor. Source document contributed to documentcloud by rebecca hersher npr. 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. Oct 23, 2014 every year, oklahoma senator tom coburn and his staff compile an exhaustive volume of wasteful government spending from that year. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. 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. A leading conservative in the senate, tom coburn rok wrote that deficit reduction commission affords us an opportunity to start some very late due diligence on national defense spending as well as reduce wasteful, unnecessary, and duplicative defense. Here are the most wasteful government projects in 2019. Oct 22, 2014 senators wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible.
Oct 22, 2014 these expenses all feature in oklahoma sen. Gop senator%27s report cites 100 examples of wasteful%2c lowpriority government spending coburn includes troubled health care website on his list senator is. What senator coburn s list of fraud, abuse, and overspending doesnt tell us. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. Coburn was also a member of the fiscal watch team, a group of seven senators led by john mccain, whose stated goal is to combat wasteful government spending.
The annual, lengthy account features 100 examples of federal costs. Government continues its path of wasteful spending. Oct 24, 2014 according to the white house office of management and budget, about 1 percent of proposed total federal spending in 2015 will go to science. Coburns wastebook 2011 annual report on allegedly squandered federal dollars highlights several projects involving twitter, facebook, video games, podcasts. Government documents general collection and was provided by unt libraries government documents department to unt digital library. Coburn offered more amendments than any of his colleagues. 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. Known simply as the waste book, the report is a watchlist of eyeopening expenditures, which coburn blames on a let them eat caviar attitude in washington at a time when 23 million of our. On april 6, 2006, coburn and senators barack obama, thomas carper and john mccain introduced the federal funding accountability and transparency act of 2006. Dec 21, 2010 coburn also goes after national science foundation nsf grants. Tom coburns latest oversight report exposes wasteful spending at the dept. Christopher santarelli oklahoma republican senator tom coburn is known for his unrelenting pursuit to expose frivolous, wasteful andor unconstitutional spending by the federal government, and is author of the debt bomb, a recent book book outlining the depth of and escape route from. Senator picks up where coburn left off on reporting. This report proves that the federal government is a poor allocator of resources.
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