Year after year, senator tom coburn rok refuses to simply give lip service to wasteful government spending and has instead called out controversial. In may 2011, the senate ethics committee identified coburn in their report on the ethics violations of senator john ensign. 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. Oklahoma senator tom coburn releases his annual wastebook. John birch society founder predicted 10 steps to americas destruction 55 years ago. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. Tom coburn was always going to be a tough act to follow when it came to producing the colorful wastebook that he and. Oct 24, 2014 those are the charges leveled in oklahoma sen. During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. Each year, coburn and his staff pick out governmentfunded projects many science. Tom coburns annual wastebook, released wednesday oct. Lankford picks up coburn baton on government waste.
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. Senators wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Oct 22, 2014 tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. Tom coburn released his annual report on government waste. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more ways. Dec 21, 2010 what senator coburns list of fraud, abuse, and overspending doesnt tell us. Oklahoma republican senator tom coburn released his annual waste book, a report that highlights government waste at the federal and state level. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. Bio of tom coburn coburn releases annual wastebook highlighting most egregious spending. 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. 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.
Nov 12, 2012 during his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. Dec 17, 20 senator tom coburn releases 20 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 federal funds. The wastewatcher is the staff blog of citizens against government waste cagw and the council for citizens against government waste ccagw.
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. Tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. 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. Lankford has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, sen. Coburn won election as part of the gop sweep in 1994, capturing a democratheld seat. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government waste. 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. Coburns book says, the cost to produce a penny in 2012 is more than two times its actual value. Two oklahoma projects made senator tom coburns wastebook. This year, congress is this years biggest waste of. What senator coburns list of fraud, abuse, and overspending doesnt tell us.
Oct 24, 2014 but the fact that the project isnt in sen. Wastebook 2014 the report washington doesnt want you to read reveals the 100 most outlandish government expenditures this year, costing taxpayers billions of dollars. Theres a reason politicians are always loath to cut government budgets. Saturday january 28th, 2017 posted by craig eyermann at 10. Jul 17, 2012 both parties have equally participated in abandoning the limited role of the federal government, says sen. Tom coburns annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including out. Wastebook 20 1 washington has reversed the wisdom of the old cliche that less is needed when less is wasted. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. Fortunately, as senator tom coburn explains, there is a solution that doesnt involve going through congress. 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 19, 2015 from 2008 until he retired from the senate in january 2015, sen. A bold plan to stop washington from bankrupting america. 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. Every branch of government bickered this year over the need to spend more while continuing to misspend. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. 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. Between 2011 and 2014, the annual publication was called the wastebook. 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. 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. Both parties have equally participated in abandoning the limited role of the federal government, says sen.
The october 2014 version of this report revealed an. 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 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. His annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for taxpayers regarding the specific ways the federal government wastes money. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health for complaining about lack of. This type of response is expected and this report is intended to add to the ongoing larger debate. With no one watching over the vast bureaucracy, the problem is not just what washington isnt doing, but what it is doing. Dec 17, 20 what do nasas green ninja, calm wives and military weapons in afghanistan have in common. Senator tom coburn rok talked about his political career, politics in washington, and his book, the debt bomb.
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 s annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including out of thisworld spending on research. The report stated that coburn knew about ensigns extramarital affair and was involved in trying to negotiate a financial settlement to cover it up. 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. 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. Wastebook 2011 united states government us senate, senator tom coburn m.
Oct 22, 2014 these expenses all feature in oklahoma sen. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health. Tom coburns legacy citizens against government waste. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health for complaining about lack of ebola research. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final. 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. From 2008 until he retired from the senate in january 2015, sen. This report highlights how the cdc has wasted and continues to waste hundreds of millions of tax dollars, but keeps asking taxpayers for more. Coburn releases annual wastebook highlighting most egregious.
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