Senator, oklahoma some of the projects listed within this report may indeed serve useful purposes or have merit and those associated with the projects may disagree that they are not national priorities. Wastebook 2014 the report washington doesnt want you to read reveals the 100 most outlandish government expenditures this year, costing taxpayers billions of dollars. Jul 17, 2012 both parties have equally participated in abandoning the limited role of the federal government, says sen. Lankford has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, sen.
Year after year, senator tom coburn rok refuses to simply give lip service to wasteful government spending and has instead called out controversial. Oklahoma senator tom coburn has released his new oversight report, two oklahoma projects made senator tom coburns wastebook 2011 report news on 6 sponsored content. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. This year, congress is this years biggest waste of. Coburn, who died late friday at 72, helped the american people better understand the size and scope of washingtons spending problem by highlighting government waste. Congress, nfl top government waste in annual waste book report. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more ways. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health for complaining about lack of ebola research. Coburn won election as part of the gop sweep in 1994, capturing a democratheld seat. He was a christian and a father and a husband, and all of those identities were much more important to him than where he got his paycheck. A bold plan to stop washington from bankrupting america. With no one watching over the vast bureaucracy, the problem is not just what washington isnt doing, but what it is doing.
Nov 19, 2015 from 2008 until he retired from the senate in january 2015, sen. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final. The october 2014 version of this report revealed an. Tom coburn was always going to be a tough act to follow when it came to producing the colorful wastebook that he and. Wastebook 20 1 washington has reversed the wisdom of the old cliche that less is needed when less is wasted. 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 put out every year to document what they saw as profligate government spending. Dec 17, 20 what do nasas green ninja, calm wives and military weapons in afghanistan have in common. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. From 2008 until he retired from the senate in january 2015, sen. Tom coburn s annual report on ridiculous spending choices is probably one of the biggest victories of the report, because it means the state department canceled the project after the senators staffers asked about it. Both parties have equally participated in abandoning the limited role of the federal government, says sen. Oklahoma senator tom coburn releases his annual wastebook. Tom coburn, an oklahoma family doctor who earned a reputation as a conservative political maverick as he railed against federal earmarks and subsidies for the rich, has died.
Senators wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. The wastewatcher is the staff blog of citizens against government waste cagw and the council for citizens against government waste ccagw. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health for complaining about lack of. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government waste. In may 2011, the senate ethics committee identified coburn in their report on the ethics violations of senator john ensign. Coburns book says, the cost to produce a penny in 2012 is more than two times its actual value. Bio of tom coburn coburn releases annual wastebook highlighting most egregious spending. This report highlights how the cdc has wasted and continues to waste hundreds of millions of tax dollars, but keeps asking taxpayers for more. Oct 24, 2014 but the fact that the project isnt in sen. Between 2011 and 2014, the annual publication was called the wastebook. Saturday january 28th, 2017 posted by craig eyermann at 10. Coburn publishes wastebook 2014 committee for a responsible.
Dec 17, 20 senator tom coburn releases 20 wastebook. Each year, coburn and his staff pick out governmentfunded projects many science. 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. Tom coburns annual wastebook, released wednesday oct. What senator coburns list of fraud, abuse, and overspending doesnt tell us.
Tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. 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. Nov 12, 2012 during his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. Tom coburns life is a testament to the power of personal integrity, and his integrity was as fixed as the north star because it was built on his faith in jesus. Wastebook 2011 united states government us senate, senator tom coburn m. Tom coburn released his annual report on government waste. Lankford picks up coburn baton on government waste.
Tom coburn s annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including out of thisworld spending on research. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health. Oct 22, 2014 these expenses all feature in oklahoma sen. What do nasas green ninja, calm wives and military weapons in afghanistan have in common. Coburns report goes as far as to list a series of studies on turning waste into something worthwhile before dismissing the line of research because of the ick factor, he said.
Every branch of government bickered this year over the need to spend more while continuing to misspend. Tom coburns annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including out. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government. Coburn releases annual wastebook highlighting most egregious. Senator tom coburn rok talked about his political career, politics in washington, and his book, the debt bomb. Oct 16, 2012 oklahoma republican senator tom coburn released his annual waste book, a report that highlights government waste at the federal and state level. Oklahoma republican senator tom coburn released his annual waste book, a report that highlights government waste at the federal and state level. Dec 21, 2010 what senator coburns list of fraud, abuse, and overspending doesnt tell us. Fortunately, as senator tom coburn explains, there is a solution that doesnt involve going through congress. John birch society founder predicted 10 steps to americas destruction 55 years ago.
Being listed in a wastebook can be scary, but researchers come out. Oct 22, 2014 senators wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Oct 20, 2015 our nations finances are in shambles, and d. Oct 24, 2014 those are the charges leveled in oklahoma sen. Tom coburns annual report on ridiculous spending choices is probably one of the biggest victories of the report, because it means the state department canceled the project after the senators staffers asked about it. This type of response is expected and this report is intended to add to the ongoing larger debate.
Oct 16, 2012 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. 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. His annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for taxpayers regarding the specific ways the federal government wastes money. During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. The freshman senators report, which he dubbed the fumble book, is an effort by lankford carve out a similar profile to coburn, at least in terms of creating blueprints for budgetcutting. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. 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. 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 22, 2014 tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. Tom coburn roklahoma, whose new book, the debt bomb. 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. Two oklahoma projects made senator tom coburns wastebook. Theres a reason politicians are always loath to cut government budgets.
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