Jan 10, 2017 this is flakes second edition of the wastebook series, started by retired sen. Rabbit massages, tax breaks for the national football league nfl, shrimp on a treadmill, unemployment payments to millionaires and other subsidies for the rich and famous, and bridges to nowhere are just a handful of the hundreds of outlandish. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final. Coburn voted against the patient protection and affordable care act in december 2009, and against the health care and education reconciliation act of 2010 coburn coauthored the patients choice act of 2009 s. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government. On tom coburn documenting wasteful government spending. Parallel eleventh doctor 2007 and wishful thinking 2016. Even those lucky enough to have jobs have had to tighten their belts. Includes contributions from other candidate committees. Wastebook 2010 1 dear taxpayer, as the year 2010 ends, millions of americans are still struggling to find work.
Coburns report exposes dods wasteful, nondefense spending. Wastebook 2014 the report washington doesnt want you to read reveals the 100 most outlandish government expenditures this year, costing taxpayers billions of dollars. He said to cbs news nancy cordes in a recent interview, where was. This type of response is expected and this report is intended to add to the ongoing larger debate. Brett underwood is an actor and director, known for rise of the omen 2017, doctor who. A republican senator has drafted what he calls a wastebook a guide to what he considers to be the top 100 examples of wasteful government spending in 2010. Coburn as oklahomas junior senator, appears to be the closest to mirroring the wastebook. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more ways. Senator tom coburn s government oversight legacy by keith ashdown and dan lips, opinion contributor 033020 05. These are just some of the ways the federal government spent your tax dollars this year. Rok today released a new oversight report, wastebook 2010 that highlights some of the most egregious examples of government waste in 2010. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. What is the total amount of government waste identified by sen.
Tom coburns legacy citizens against government waste. So here comes tom coburn to try to make budgetcutting more palatable. A republican senator has drafted what he calls a wastebook a guide to. Author see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
As 2010 ends, millions of americans are still struggling to find work. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. So coburn s report illustrates the success of the big government to which he himself is an occasional contributor. Since the merit of congressional wastebooks are in question this week. Tom coburn, md web design and web development by aero technology.
Oct 22, 2014 year after year, senator tom coburn rok refuses to simply give lip service to wasteful government spending and has instead called out controversial government spending by name. Some of the outrageous highlights of this years wastebook. Dec 21, 2011 coburn s annual list is always controversial, and many of the projects deemed wasteful have their defenders. A republican, he was a united states representative and later a united states senator from oklahoma coburn was elected to the united states house of representatives in 1994 as part of the republican revolution. Coburn offered more amendments than any of his colleagues. Oct 24, 2014 those are the charges leveled in oklahoma sen. From 2008 until he retired from the senate in january 2015, sen.
Wastebook 2010 ebook epub united states government. It shows 100 examples of wasteful government spending. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health for complaining about lack of ebola research. All the numbers on this page are for the 2009 2014 election cycle and based on federal election commission data released electronically on 040615 for fundraising totals, source of funds and total raised vs average, and on 032320 for top contributors and industries.
His annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for taxpayers regarding the specific ways the federal government wastes money. Tom coburn rok is not grateful for the university of californiasanta cruzs digital archive of deadhead memorabilia. Among the 50 examples of egregious federal spending uncovered in flakes latest report is a program that accepts peanuts for loan repayments, a computer that bingewatched the office, and a sequel to the shrimp on a treadmill study. Oct 22, 2014 these expenses all feature in oklahoma sen. Tom coburn s ever popular collection for some christmas reading our nation currently faces many challenges. Tom coburn released his final annual wastebook that highlights 100 of the most outlandish government expenditures this year. Late last year, oklahoma republican senator tom coburn, m. About the author alice lipowicz is a staff writer covering government 2. Tom coburn released his annual wastebook on tuesday, outlining 100. A guide to some of the most wasteful and low priority government spending of 2011. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mike nepple, mark sableman publish aba article on cyberharassment august 14, 2012.
Tom coburn s wastebook, chronicling wasteful federal spending, is now available. On tom coburn documenting wasteful government spending the. Released in october, wastebook 2012 highlights 100 projects costing taxpayers more. Wastebook 2010 paperback december 22, 20 by united states government us senate author, senator tom coburn m. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Thomas allen coburn march 14, 1948 march 28, 2020 was an american politician and physician. Discount prices on books by senator tom coburn, including titles like smashing the dc monopoly. Dec 21, 2010 senator tom coburn rok has put out a new study on government waste called wastebook 2010. Thompson coburn again named best firm in the nation january 10, 2018. Senate from the state of oklahoma coburn served in the senate from 2005 to 2014 and in the u. He upheld his campaign pledge to serve no more than three consecutive terms and did not. In new litigation, amazon takes a stronger stance on counterfeit products november 30, 2016. In 2012 coburn received a qualified admonishment for meeting with a lobbyist before the one year.
National endowment for the humanities since 2010, coburn says. Dec 17, 20 so coburns report illustrates the success of the big government to which he himself is an occasional contributor. Wastebook 2010 us senate, united states government, coburn m. Grateful dead digitized library among projects in wastebook. Between 2011 and 2014, the annual publication was called the wastebook. Even those lucky enough to have jobs have had to tighten their belts and trim household budgets. 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. Oklahoma republican senator tom coburn s final edition of his wastebook lists 100 ways that the federal government is wasting taxpayer dollars on. Senator tom coburn released his 2010 wastebook monday, which he said details wasteful government spending of taxpayer dollars. Tom coburns annual wastebook, released wednesday oct. Wastebook 2010 kindle edition by us senate, united.
This report proves that the federal government is a poor allocator of resources. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wastebook 2010. Source document contributed to documentcloud by rebecca hersher npr. He said to cbs news nancy cordes in a recent interview, where was the adult in the room when this was going on. 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.
During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. Today, senator tom coburn released a new report on government waste called wastebook 2011. Dec 08, 2015 senator tom coburn created wastebook to do just that and put a real face on questionable spending. Most wasteful government programs of 2010 abc news. Senator tom coburn books list of books by senator tom coburn. Heavy on snark and mockery, it identifies dozens of examples of obscure federal spending, many of which are objectively wasteful. Jan 27, 2011 on the face of it, longtime deficit hawk sen.
Being listed in a wastebook can be scary, but researchers come out. Gop senator releases list of wasteful government projects. Senator coburns wastebook 2012 names biggest waste. On monday, the oklahoma senator released his wastebook 2010. Wastebook 2010 ebook por united states government us. Coburn publishes wastebook 2014 committee for a responsible.
Tom coburn s annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including outofthisworld spending on research. Senator tom coburns government oversight legacy thehill. With no one watching over the vast bureaucracy, the problem is not just what washington isnt doing, but what it is doing. Over the past 12 months, washington politicians argued, debated and lamented about how to rein in. Senator tom coburn rok has put out a new study on government waste called wastebook 2010. 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. Rok has released a new oversight report, wastebook 2010 that lists examples of wasteful government spending in 2010. Tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. Wastebook 2011 1 dear taxpayer, robot dragons, video games, christmas trees, snow cone machines, and chocolate. Oklahoma senator tom coburn has identified the university of california at santa cruzs grateful dead archive in his guide to some of the most wasteful government spending of 2010. Among the 50 examples of egregious federal spending uncovered in flakes latest report is a program that accepts.
Oct 22, 2014 senators wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Tom coburn picks grateful dead archive for 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. Wastebook 2010, united states government us senate, senator tom coburn m. Tom coburn s third edition of his wastebook names the worst offender and biggest waste of taxpayers money. Mar 28, 2020 tom coburn march 14, 1948 march 28, 2020 was a republican member of the u. This is flakes second edition of the wastebook series, started by retired sen. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health for complaining about lack of. Each year, coburn and his staff pick out governmentfunded projects many science. Jan 10, 2017 the wastebook is a complicated subject to write about objectively.
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