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. Great powers all declined economically before collapse. Theyve all been made possible with taxpayer assistance, according to the latest survey of government waste put out by sen. The only way to stop wasteful washington spending is by shining.
Today, senator tom coburn released a new report on government waste called wastebook 2011. 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, coburn and his staff pick out governmentfunded projects. After leaving the senate, he pushed for a constitutional. Being listed in a wastebook can be scary, but researchers come out. Coburn as oklahomas junior senator, appears to be the closest to mirroring the wastebook. 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. Coburn called carsons scientific work junk science, proclaiming that carsons landmark book silent spring was the catalyst in the deadly worldwide stigmatization against insecticides, especially ddt. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. The washington times reached out to the studys author but got no response. The farce awakens, starring monkeys on treadmills, parties for hipsters, and sheep in microgravity, continues the tradition of retired sen. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending.
Coburn, a republican from muskogee, served in the senate from 2005 to 2015 and in the u. What is the total amount of government waste identified by sen. Tom coburns annual report on ridiculous spending choices is. Senator tom coburn rok, long a champion of limited government and fiscal responsibility, has released his annual wastebook his last one, unfortunately, as dr. Tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. So coburns report illustrates the success of the big government to which he himself is an occasional contributor. Released in october, wastebook 2012 highlights 100 projects costing taxpayers more. When it comes to spending your money, those in washington tend to see no waste, speak no waste, and cut no waste. Senators wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Released in october, wastebook 2012 highlights 100 projects costing.
Tom coburn, an ultraconservative oklahoma republican and family physician who in 16 years in congress crusaded for limited government, using a. Wastebook 2010 1 dear taxpayer, as the year 2010 ends, millions of americans are still struggling to find work. No for his conservative stand on fiscal matters, died saturday in oklahoma, his family announced. Although everyone in his office from interns on up contributes ideas, mr. 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, a physician who became a powerful voice in congress on government spending and waste, died early saturday after a long fight with prostate cancer. Even those lucky enough to have jobs have had to tighten their belts and trim household budgets. Tom coburn, a former us congressman from oklahoma and obstetrician, died at his home saturday, according to a statement from his family. 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.
On tom coburn documenting wasteful government spending. 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. He spots items throughout the year and fires them off in emails collected by his legislative director, roland foster. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health for complaining about lack of. 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. Government documents general collection and was provided by unt libraries government documents department to unt digital library. In a twist of irony not lost on many of his conservative friends, senator tom coburn, the last great budget hawk in the republican party, passed away. He said to cbs news nancy cordes in a recent interview, where was the adult in the room when this was going on. This report proves that the federal government is a poor allocator of resources. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. So here comes tom coburn to try to make budgetcutting more palatable.
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. Congress actually forced federal agencies to waste billions of dollars for. Wastebook definition of wastebook by the free dictionary. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. Between 2011 and 2014, the annual publication was called the wastebook. His annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for taxpayers regarding the specific ways the federal government wastes money. Coburn pounced and dubbed it a waste of taxpayer money. Tom coburns annual wastebook, released wednesday oct. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government waste. The book provides the historical background for article v, reveals past attempts to hold an amendments convention, explains the inherent safety of this process, and examines the current efforts since 2010. Senator tom coburn explains how we the people can at last rebalance our governmental system and counter the dysfunction in washington. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final.
The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. Coburns snarky takes on stupid spending made waves and inspired a new generation of lawmakers and. Here are the most wasteful government projects in 2019. Coburn understood that overspending is a bipartisan affliction and he stated so clearly in his 2012 book with john hart, the debt bomb. Senator tom coburn rok has put out a new study on government waste called wastebook 2010.
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