His annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for taxpayers regarding the specific ways the federal government wastes money. Oct 22, 2014 the office of senator tom coburn released its fifth annual wastebook. Lankford has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, sen. Coburn s legacy as well as a sequel to his june 2015. What is the total amount of government waste identified by sen. Flake continues coburns tradition billions in frivolous and unnecessary spending revealed. Dec 21, 2010 what senator coburns list of fraud, abuse, and overspending doesnt tell us. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. Oct 22, 2014 tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. Coburn is retiring at the end of this year after a decade in the. This is actually a continuation of former senator tom coburn s annual waste book. 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. In december 2015, the fight over science funding got personal for biologist sheila patek. Tom coburn s annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including outofthisworld spending on research.
The report highlights 100 silly, unnecessary, and low priority projects funded by federal tax dollars or. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more ways. 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. Wastebook 2011 1 dear taxpayer, robot dragons, video games, christmas trees, snow cone machines, and chocolate. Between 2011 and 2014, the annual publication was called the wastebook. Tom coburns legacy citizens against government waste.
Dec 17, 20 gop senator %27s report cites 100 examples of wasteful%2c lowpriority government spending coburn includes troubled health care website on his list senator is frequent critic of government waste %2c. Coburn was a leading opponent of earmarks and federal waste. 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. Readers of this site may recall former senator tom coburns rok annual wastebook reports released about this time each year. In honor of the release of the new star wars movie, senator jeff flake r. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in.
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. The current senator from oklahoma, james lankford, carries the torch on this project with his annual federal fumbles report. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. 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. Dec 01, 2015 senator james lankford rok is picking up right where his predecessor left off with issuing annual waste reports about federal government spending. Oct 24, 2014 in other words, what senator coburn considers a waste of taxpayers money is scientific research dedicated to promoting public safety and protecting taxpayers from wasting their money on. United states government us senate, senator tom coburn m. Senator coburns wastebook highlights frivolous spending.
Arizona senator jeff flake has released the congressional waste book for 2015, listing 101 examples of stupid, inane, maddening, and sickening government spending. Dec 18, 2015 carrying on the tradition of retired senator tom coburn rok, senator jeff flake raz this week released the 2015 edition of the wastebook. He spots items throughout the year and fires them off in emails collected by his legislative director, roland foster. Senator, jeff flake of arizona, had included her research on mantis shrimp in his wastebook.
Coburn is retiring at the end of this year after a decade in the senate, meaning the 239page, meticulously footnoted volume he is releasing wednesday will be his final wastebook as senator. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wastebook 2014. Although everyone in his office from interns on up contributes ideas, mr. Coburn, who retired from the senate in 2015 amid complications with cancer, died late friday. Coburn was known for this project each year, pointing out where he felt congress should rein in spending. Flake continues coburns tradition elizabeth harrington on december 8, 2015 sen. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health for complaining about lack of ebola research. Arizona senator jeff flake released his annual 200page catalogue of egregious government spending today, shedding light on 50 unnecessary taxpayerfunded projects from 2016. Jeff flake, who inherited the wastebook when coburn retired after the 2014 edition.
James lankford is making a play for the wastecutting legacy of his. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government. He deploys staffers to peruse newspapers and dig through government websites to spot the tens of billions of dollars in pork, boondoggles and extravagance that have contributed to the governments trillions of dollars of debt. Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united states. Carrying on the tradition of retired senator tom coburn rok, senator jeff flake raz this week released the 2015 edition of the. Ntu and ntuf mourn the passing of senator tom coburn. Over the past 12 months, washington politicians argued, debated and lamented about how to rein in. Oct 22, 2014 these expenses all feature in oklahoma sen. Senator tom coburn rok speaks to reporters on wastebook 20, his annual report on egregious federal spending. Jeff flake ap elizabeth harringtondecember 8, 2015 12. Nov 12, 2012 during his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. This is actually a continuation of former senator tom coburns annual waste book. Lankford picks up coburn baton on government waste politico.
Coburn retired from the senate in 2015 amid health complications. The arizona republicans wastebook released tuesday details a litany of expenses that the fiscal. Wastebook 2015 the unrelenting wasteful spending of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Former senator tom coburn, 72, has died after a yearslong fight with prostate cancer, fox news confirmed. Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united states government, coburn m. Tom coburns annual wastebook, released wednesday oct.
The list senator jeff flake december 8, 2015 senatore jeff flake posted on 12082015 3. Thomas allen coburn born march 14, 1948 is an american politician and physician. House of representatives in 1994 as part of the republican revolution. Wastebook blasts sun valley airport grant as government waste.
Theres a reason politicians are always loath to cut government budgets. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. Senator tom coburn has come out with his annual wastebook of government boondoggles, and as usual, hes got some eyepopping examples of massive waste. Theyve all been made possible with taxpayer assistance, according to the latest survey of government waste put out by sen. 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 waste book culled the most egregious examples of federal programs and projects that squander taxpayer dollars. Senator picks up where coburn left off on reporting. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. From 2008 until he retired from the senate in january 2015, sen. During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final. Plenty of lawmakers talk about rooting out government waste, but mr. 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. Tom coburn was always going to be a tough act to follow when it came to.
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