Puppet shows, bomb sniffing elephants make senates latest. Senators wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. This morning the senate voted on cloture to move forward the sequesterbusting budget deal the house passed last week. Senator tom coburn rok has put out a new study on government waste called wastebook 2010. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health. Between 2011 and 2014, the annual publication was called the wastebook. The senate budget committee has failed to produce a budget in more than 1,200 days, and to coburn, the senate finance committee has done little. Wastebook 2014 the report washington doesnt want you to read reveals the 100 most outlandish government expenditures this year, costing taxpayers billions of dollars. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. 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. Coburn returned to politics with a successful run for the senate in 2004. Coburn was an honors student, president of the student business council, and graduated in 1970 with a bachelors degree in accounting.
Coburn pounced and dubbed it a waste of taxpayer money. Rand paul rky releases the annual wastebook, and this year contains some real doozies. Here are the most wasteful government projects in 2019. The deal is proofpositive that congress cant keep spending in line with modest budget caps, even when those caps are the. Coburn publishes wastebook 2014 committee for a responsible. So coburns report illustrates the success of the big government to which he himself is an occasional contributor. Tom coburn, a longtime deficit hawk, outlines his annual wastebook, which points a critical finger at billions of dollars in. His annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for taxpayers regarding the specific ways the federal government wastes money.
Byrd, the west virginia democrat who literally wrote the book on the history of the senate, mr. Coburn also goes after national science foundation nsf grants. 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. Being listed in a wastebook can be scary, but researchers come out. He spots items throughout the year and fires them off in emails collected by his legislative director, roland foster. Wastebook 2010 ebook by united states government us senate. Wastebook 2014 by united states government us senate.
Bolstering his conservative bona fides, the oklahoma republican used the. For years, senator tom coburn rok resisted the temptation to talk in broad generalities about wasteful government spending and has instead been willing. Coburn charts the senate committees that have held the fewest hearings this year. Wastebook 2011 1 dear taxpayer, robot dragons, video games, christmas trees, snow cone machines, and chocolate. Tom coburns legacy citizens against government waste. Coburns use of the senate hold on porkbarrel spending was legendary and recordbreaking, angering both democrats. These are just some of the ways the federal government spent your tax dollars this year. Washington, dc senator james lankford today released his second annual government waste and solutions report called, federal fumbles. Wastebook 20 by united states government us senate. Tom coburns annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including out. Coburn publishes wastebook 20 committee for a responsible. Senator tom coburn rok speaks to reporters on wastebook 20, his annual report on egregious federal spending. Puppet shows, bomb sniffing elephants make senates latest wastebook mccain picks up where coburn left off, with a detailed list of potentially frivolous federal projects that is likely to irk.
From 2008 until he retired from the senate in january 2015, sen. House and most of two terms in the senate, campaigned on the promise not serve any more than three terms in each chamber. He was known for unwavering opposition to abortion, samesex. Coburn calls out senate cohorts as biggest waste in government. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. Wastebook 20 us senate, united states government, coburn m. The nook book ebook of the wastebook 20 by united states government us senate, senator tom coburn m. While the senate debates the bipartisan budget plan, sen. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Released in october, wastebook 2012 highlights 100 projects costing taxpayers more. Senator tom coburn, a champion in the battle against government waste, fraud and abuse in washington, announced thursday he would be stepping down at the end of 2014. Coburn is retiring at the end of this year after a decade in the senate, meaning the 239page, meticulously footnoted volume he released wednesday will be his final wastebook as senator. Year after year, senator tom coburn rok refuses to simply give lip service to wasteful government spending and has instead called out controversial. Tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united. Released in october, wastebook 2012 highlights 100 projects costing. Tom coburn was always going to be a tough act to follow when it came to producing the colorful wastebook that he and. Coburn, an obstetrician who served three terms in the u. A republican, he was a united states representative and later a united state s senato r from oklahom a cob urn was elected to the united states house of representatives in 1994 as part of the republican revolution. Perhaps few of his works were more emblematic of his time in congress than his annual wastebook, a regular compilation of examples of what. 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. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. Coburn understood that overspending is a bipartisan affliction and he stated so clearly in his 2012 book with john hart, the debt bomb.
Senator lankford releases federal fumbles govt waste. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government. Wastebook 2011 us senate, united states government, coburn m. Programs under scrutiny in previous iterations have been canceled, and republicans use wastebook entries as a guide for offering spending cuts on. After leaving the senate, he pushed for a constitutional.
During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. Although everyone in his office from interns on up contributes ideas, mr. Wastebook champion senator tom coburn retiring at end of. Each year, a senate republican releases the wastebook, detailing wasteful government spending. John mccain raz took up the cause after coburn retired. The washington times reached out to the studys author but got no response. Coburn, a republican from muskogee, served in the senate from 2005 to 2015 and in the u. All of coburns suggestions for defense spending cuts are to trim around the edges, like reducing waste in contracting p. Tom coburn, an ultraconservative oklahoma republican and family physician who in 16 years in congress crusaded for limited government, using a rule book. Calling out congress for refusing to make difficult choices on the federal spending, sen. Some of the projects listed within this report may indeed serve useful purposes or have merit and. Over the past 12 months, washington politicians argued, debated and lamented about how to rein in. The nook book ebook of the wastebook 2014 by united states government us senate, senator tom coburn m. Thomas allen coburn march 14, 1948 march 28, 2020 was an american politician and physician.
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. Coburn as oklahomas junior senator, appears to be the closest to mirroring the wastebook. Wastebook definition of wastebook by the free dictionary. Government documents general collection and was provided by unt libraries government documents department to unt digital library. A book in which rough entries of transactions are made, previous to their being carried into the journal. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. This report proves that the federal government is a poor allocator of resources. During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn r okla. His departure is raising questions about who, if anyone, will pick up his oversight banner. Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united states government, coburn m.
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