Gambling monkeys, massages for rabbits, and paid leave for federal workers who are underperforming or even engaging in criminal mischief these are some of the projects listed in senator tom coburns rok wastebook 2014, the annual list of wasteful government projects put out by the senator. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. Tom coburns legacy citizens against government waste. Lankford picks up coburn baton on government waste. These are just some of the ways the federal government spent your tax dollars this year. His annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for.
This is flakes second edition of the wastebook series, started by retired sen. Government documents general collection and was provided by unt libraries government documents department to unt digital library. Is the federal government spending hundreds of thousands of hardearned. Theyve all been made possible with taxpayer assistance, according to the latest survey of government waste put out by sen.
It documents extravagant federal government waste in a year. On tom coburn documenting wasteful government spending. Jeff flake ap elizabeth harringtondecember 8, 2015 12. Wastebook 2015 the unrelenting wasteful spending of washington senator tom coburn of oklahoma has been one of the very few politicians in washington who have taken the time to identify and document the incredible amount of taxpayer wealth that the government wastes every year. Flake continues coburns tradition washington free beacon. Several sources highlight federal misspending after. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tom coburns tradition of releasing an annual list of the feds worst spending. Saturday january 28th, 2017 posted by craig eyermann at 10. Senator tom coburns government oversight legacy thehill. A republican, he was a united states representative and later a united states senator from oklahoma coburn was elected to the united states house of representatives in 1994 as part of the republican revolution. Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united. He said to cbs news nancy cordes in a recent interview, where was the adult in the room when this was going on. Every year, coburn would release the wastebook, where he would highlight some of the biggest forms of wasteful spending by the government.
The office of senator tom coburn released its fifth annual wastebook. Senator james lankford rok talked about the 2015 wastebook, federal fumbles. Tom coburns annual wastebook, released wednesday oct. Between 2011 and 2014, the annual publication was called the wastebook.
Lankford has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, sen. Senator, jeff flake of arizona, had included her research on mantis shrimp in his wastebook. Carrying on the tradition of retired senator tom coburn rok, senator. Tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. For extravagant government projects to merit a place in the wastebook, some or all of the spending and work must have taken place in the calendar year 2015 or fiscal year 2015, which began oct. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final wastebook. During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn r okla. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible.
Flake continues coburns tradition elizabeth harrington on december 8, 2015 sen. 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. Lankford picks up coburn baton on government waste politico. He upheld his campaign pledge to serve no more than three consecutive terms and did not. John mccain raz took up the cause after coburn retired. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health for complaining about lack of.
Tom coburns annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including out. Wastebook 2014 the report washington doesnt want you to read reveals the 100 most outlandish government expenditures this year, costing taxpayers billions of dollars. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. Tom coburn was always going to be a tough act to follow when it came to producing. Despite the public ballyhooing over budget austerity, the government didnt. 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. He said to cbs news nancy cordes in a recent interview, where was. Over the past 12 months, washington politicians argued, debated and lamented about how to rein in. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wastebook 2014. The report highlights 100 silly, unnecessary, and low priority projects funded by federal tax dollars or.
Though flakes report has a unique star warsthemed flair, the wastebook falls in line with nowretired sen. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more ways. The arizona republican, picking up on the project of retired sen. Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united states government, coburn m. Senator tom coburn rok has put out a new study on government waste called wastebook 2010.
Tom coburn, tracking government waste theres an app for that, the wall street journal, 1072015 dr. Senator tom coburn rok speaks to reporters on wastebook 20. Rand paul rky releases the annual wastebook, and this year contains some real doozies. His last official action as a senator in january 2015 was. From 2008 until he retired from the senate in january 2015, sen. Carl levin carl milton levin senator tom coburns government.
Here are the most wasteful government projects in 2019. Tom coburns annual wastebook may make politicians on both sides of the aisle squirm with discomfort. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government waste. With no one watching over the vast bureaucracy, the problem is not just what washington isnt doing, but what it. Wastebook 2011 1 dear taxpayer, robot dragons, video games, christmas trees, snow cone machines, and chocolate. In december 2015, the fight over science funding got personal for biologist sheila patek. Washington, dec 08, 2015 business wire citizens against government waste cagw today applauded sen. Senator tom coburn created wastebook to do just that and put a real face on questionable spending. Lankford identified 100 examples of wasteful and fraudulent federal programs and processes in. Thomas allen coburn march 14, 1948 march 28, 2020 was an american politician and physician. What is the total amount of government waste identified by sen. Coburn trusted the genius of regular people and distrusted the dc elites. Tom coburn, releasing a report detailing 100 ways the government dropped the ball instances of waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars that took place in the federal government this year.
The feds wasted millions on treadmills for mountain lions, monkey gambling studies, and food fight video games, according to tom coburns 2014 wastebook. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. Coburn was a doctor before entering politics, delivering more than 4,000 babies in his career as a doctor in muskogee. Friday december 11th, 2015 posted by craig eyermann at 4. Tom coburn, roklahoma, released his annual report, called wastebook, which highlights some of the most egregious examples of government waste during the current 1th congress. Tom coburn, the retiring senior republican senator from oklahoma and notorious deficit hawk, has released a massive. Tom coburn was always going to be a tough act to follow when it came to producing the colorful wastebook that he and. Each year, a senate republican releases the wastebook, detailing wasteful government spending. After senator tom coburn retired, no longer exposing outrageous federal boondoggles in his wastebook, senator james langford has taken up the cudgels, issuing his first edition of federal. This report proves that the federal government is a poor allocator of resources.
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