Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. Nobody knows the lunacy of federal spending better than this oklahoma senator. He said to cbs news nancy cordes in a recent interview, where was. Taxpayerfunded robosquirrel makes senators 2012 wastebook.
Tom coburn sunday, october 21, 2012 analysisopinion. Today, senator tom coburn rok released his wastebook 2012, a report outlining wasteful federal policies that cost taxpayers more than. Coburn releases annual report highlighting some of the most wasteful government spending in 2012 senator tom coburn press release u. 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.
Im still reading through them but i am amazed at what has and is going on. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more ways. Wastebook 2015 the unrelenting wasteful spending of washington. Agency for international development usaid program for pottery classes in. Although everyone in his office from interns on up contributes ideas, mr.
Tom coburn 2012 wastebook lists money for maryland, virginia wineries, talking urinal cakes by arin greenwood file in this aug. Representatives from at least two agencies portrayed unflatteringly in oklahoma republican sen. In may 2011, the senate ethics committee identified coburn in their report on the ethics violations of senator john ensign. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. In this corner with a triangularshaped head, a rattle on its tail, with a venomous bite is the rattlesnake. He has just releases wastebook 2015 and trust me, as you will see below, the wasteful spending on idiocy continues unabated under the obama administration. Wastebook 2012 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Wastebook 2012 by united states government us senate, senator.
Wastebook of government spending highlights overpriced. The nook book ebook of the wastebook 2012 by united states government us senate, senator tom coburn, m. Thomas allen coburn born march 14, 1948 is an american politician and physician. I heard about these books about the waste in our government. His annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for taxpayers regarding the specific ways the federal government wastes money. Senate from the state of oklahoma coburn served in the senate from 2005 to 2014 and in the u. Senator tom coburns 2012 wastebook blasts government for. Tom coburn r of oklahoma has issued his annual wastebook, the 100 government expenditures that should not have been. Tom coburn s annual wastebook may make politicians on both sides of the aisle squirm with discomfort. Federal funding for 2012 presidential nominating conventions, congressional research service. 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. Oct 22, 2014 tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final wastebook. Coburn releases the 2012 wastebook committee for a.
Oct 27, 2014 the senators annual summary of wasteful spending is entitled wastebook followed by the year of its publication. Tom coburn s third edition of his wastebook names the worst offender and biggest waste of taxpayers money. Report on government waste cites robosquirrels, tax breaks for nfl. Oct 16, 2012 senator tom coburn has released a 200page document that assails a number of government spending projects the republican deems to have been unnecessary, wasteful, and in some cases downright. House of representatives in 1994 as part of the republican revolution. And in the other corner, whistling and chirping, covered in fur with a bushy tail, is the squirrel. Sdsu responded to the robotic squirrels inclusion on coburn s wastebook this week, saying that many scientists studying. The report stated that coburn knew about ensigns extramarital affair and was involved in trying to negotiate a financial settlement to cover it up. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final. Oct 17, 2012 senator tom coburn rok yesterday released his wastebook for 2012, a laundry list of government waste and inefficiency. Taxpayerfunded robosquirrel makes senator s 2012 wastebook. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. Oct 16, 2012 senator tom coburn rok has released his annual report highlighting wasteful government spending from the past year.
Wastebook 2012 unveils wasteful government spending. A member of the republican party, he was a united states representative and later a united states senator from oklahoma. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. Published on oct 15, 2012 abc world news covers senator coburns latest wastebook 2012, a report highlighting 100 ways washington has wasted taxpayer dollars in 2012. Dec 17, 20 senator tom coburn rok speaks to reporters on wastebook 20, his annual report on egregious federal spending.
Tom coburn 2012 wastebook lists money for maryland. Senator tom coburn s 2012 wastebook blasts government for wasting billions of your tax dollars. Agencies beg to differ with entries in senators wastebook. Coburns wastebook highlights excessive federal spending fcw.
Oct 18, 2012 as the economy staggers toward collapse under the weight of the government spending democrats use to justify taxmageddon, townhall touches on a few of the more outrageous examples of reckless extravagance described in senator tom coburns wastebook 2012 pdf. 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. It documents extravagant federal government waste in a year. Mar 28, 2020 tom coburn march 14, 1948 march 28, 2020 was a republican member of the u. What do robotic squirrels, menus for martian meals and a musical about climate change have in common.
Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government. Senator coburns wastebook 2012 names biggest waste. What is the total amount of government waste identified by sen. Oct 22, 2014 these expenses all feature in oklahoma sen. Oct 17, 2012 do you lie awake at night wonder if gaydar is real or what rattlesnakes would do if confronted with a robotic squirrel. From robotic squirrels to martian pizza, report cites. Tom coburn was always going to be a tough act to follow when it came to producing the colorful wastebook that he and. Released in october, wastebook 2012 highlights 100 projects costing during his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla.
Wastebook 2012 is the latest in what has become an annual tradition for coburn in an effort to reduce what he considers to be wasteful and unnecessary spending at the federal level. Here are the top four takeaways from the 2012 wastebook. Coburn understood that overspending is a bipartisan affliction and he stated so clearly in his 2012 book with john hart, the debt bomb. Tom coburn s annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including outofthisworld spending on research. Today, senator tom coburn released a new report on government waste called wastebook 2011.
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. Every year, senator coburn releases his wastebook, his list of some of the most wasteful spending items in government. Tom coburn of oklahoma pointed to 100 items including tax breaks to highly profitable sports leagues like. He spots items throughout the year and fires them off in emails collected by his legislative director, roland foster. Senator tom colburns wastebook 2012 listed robosquirrel as an example of wasteful government spending. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. Nov 12, 2012 during his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. This report highlights 100 of the years countless unnecessary, duplicative and lowpriority projects spread throughout the federal government.
Coburn s 2012 report took special umbrage at how professional sports teams are treated by congress. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Today, senator tom coburn released a new report on government. 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. Wastebook 2012 2 the highway trust fund, which has been bailed out several times over the last five years, is a good example, as billions of dollars intended for transportation are wasted on. Known simply as the waste book, the report is a watchlist of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Coburn finds 100 examples of government spending clearly not serving its designed purpose.
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