Senator tom coburn and representative phil gingrey also. While the office worked to accumulate reports older than those dated 2000, gao reports that only 21 percent of the reports distributed from 2001 to 2011 were dated older than 1989. Saturday january 28th, 2017 posted by craig eyermann at 10. Eastwest gateway council of governments fy 20112014 transportation improvement program. Oct 27, 2014 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. Tweet reddit flipboard email one million dollars to build a bus stop in virginia. As i rubbed the frostbite out of my hands on returning from a seal survey on antarctic ice recently, i was informed that i had the dubious distinction of making the top 5 in the 2014 list of. More conservative news outlets pay close attention. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. Jan 10, 2017 this is flakes second edition of the wastebook series, started by retired sen. Coburn publishes wastebook 2014 committee for a responsible. Tom coburn has released the latest installment of his annual wastebook, detailing questionable government spending. Senator tom coburn s final edition of the wastebook is packed with porkbarrel spending, misplaced priorities, mission creep, expensive boondoggles, and taxpayer abuse. Wastebook 2010 2 naysayers at the time warned that budget cuts would lead to the.
Trouble is, a closer look at coburn s wastebook which, mind you, was also footed by taxpayers suggests theres less here than advertised. Today, senator tom coburn released a new report on government waste called wastebook 2011. Coburn s final 2014 wastebook is funny, sad, and outrageous. Jeff flake, who inherited the wastebook when coburn retired after the 2014 edition, is certainly trying hard. Wastebook 2016 final pdf free ebook download as pdf file. Swedish massages, golfcourse repairs, and laughing classes. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. This being coburn s final wastebook, the senator goes far beyond the nihs spending and identifies 100 entries that add. Wastebook 2011 1 dear taxpayer, robot dragons, video games, christmas trees, snow cone machines, and chocolate. 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. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. Oct 22, 2014 these expenses all feature in oklahoma sen. The 10 dumbest examples of how government wastes taxpayer. Oct 22, 2014 to view the whole report please follow thie following finely handcrafted, just for you url of a link.
Over the past 12 months, washington politicians argued, debated and lamented about how to rein in. The 2014 edition of the oklahoma republicans annual wastebook runs almost 250 pages and features more. Senator tom coburn released his wastebook 2012, a report outlining wasteful federal policies. Wastebook 2016 final pdf fraternities and sororities loans. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government waste.
Wastebook 2010 us senate, united states government, coburn m. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final. Dec 08, 2015 in his farewell address, senator coburn challenged every member of congress to produce their own wastebook to start a real debate about national budget priorities. Oct 22, 2014 wastebook calls out government spending. Tom coburn has released the latest installment of his annual wastebook. Tom coburns annual wastebook its not a story you see in primetime news or even on some of the more commercial news channels. While impossible to emulate or replace, coburn has given us a great challenge and example. This being coburns final wastebook, the senator goes far beyond the nihs spending and identifies 100 entries that add. Late last year, oklahoma republican senator tom coburn, m. Business week even went so far in september 1945 to make the doomsday prediction that gnp would drop 20 percent and that unemployment could climb to 14 percent if drastic cuts were enacted.
As always the publication includes a cherry picked list of the various ways in which government wastes taxpayer dollars, much of which is difficult defend no matter what your political point of view. Year after year, senator tom coburn rok refuses to simply give lip service to wasteful government spending and has instead called out controversial. Among the 50 examples of egregious federal spending uncovered in flakes latest report is a program that accepts peanuts for loan repayments, a computer that bingewatched the office, and a sequel to the shrimp on a treadmill study. Why cutting duck penis research is the wrong way to think about. Jeff flake, who inherited the wastebook when coburn retired after the 2014 edition, is definitely trying hard. Compared to previous years, the 2014 wastebook makes a stab at transparency. Coburns wastebook targets include mountain lions, sheep, beer, roll call, october 22, 2014 sen. These are just some of the ways the federal government spent your tax dollars this year. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. Wastebook 2015 the unrelenting wasteful spending of washington. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. Pdf files the link to the report and both videos that senator coburn s office have put together in on senator coburn s senate page. Wastebook 2014 the report washington doesnt want you to read reveals the 100 most outlandish government expenditures this year, costing taxpayers billions of dollars. Coburn talks social security disability fraud on the senate floor duration.
Coburn cites a us department of agriculture usda rural loan assistance. The report features several examples of frivolous government spending first uncovered by the washington free beacon. Tom coburns annual report on ridiculous spending choices is probably one of. Rather than describing single experiments as costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, coburn s. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final wastebook. Nov 12, 2012 his annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for taxpayers regarding the specific ways the federal government wastes money. Coburns perennial targets is the national science foundation nsf.
In october, wastebook 2014 link opens pdf was released and is, according to coburn, his final edition of the book given that health issues may soon force him to step down. Tom coburn and his investigators have been busy in their most recent effort to unveil what they view as government waste and abuse. Thomson project makes wastebook a northwest illinois project is targeted in a prominent report about wasteful federal govern. Oct 22, 2014 tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final wastebook. The 10 dumbest examples of how government wastes taxpayer dollars here are the 10 dumbest ways your tax dollars were spent last year, according to sen. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more ways. Pentagons iron man project blasted as waste by sen. Tom coburn s annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014 s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including out. 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. Over this same period, some services to veterans were halted or curtailed and progress to reduce the veterans disability claims backlog was stalled. Dec 21, 2010 trouble is, a closer look at coburns wastebook which, mind you, was also footed by taxpayers suggests theres less here than advertised.
Tom coburns legacy citizens against government waste. 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 federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. Between 2011 and 2014, the annual publication was called the wastebook. Tom coburn s annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014 s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including outofthisworld spending on research. 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. What is the total amount of government waste identified by sen. Dec 17, 20 in a press release tuesday, senator tom coburn rokla. Each year a few of the main stream publications carry the story but its never highlighted.
Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final. With no one watching over the vast bureaucracy, the problem is not just what washington isnt doing, but what it is doing. Coburn first served in the house of representatives for three terms and then. October 22, 2014 by sean davis the feds wasted millions on treadmills for mountain lions, monkey gambling studies, and food fight video games, according to tom coburn s 2014 wastebook. 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. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that. Oct 22, 2014 senators wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Senators wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Wastebook 20 4 employees for not performing any duties.