Coburns report exposes dods wasteful, nondefense spending. With no one watching over the vast bureaucracy, the problem is not just what washington isnt doing, but what it. Louis circuit court against thompson coburn and lawyers. The animalonatreadmill trope appears again in 2014s wastebook.
In his wastebook coburn concluded that all the outrageous and wasteful contents of. Jeff flake, who inherited the wastebook when coburn retired after the 2014 edition, is definitely trying hard. Tom coburn has taken up the antidonald trump wheel. Trouble is, a closer look at coburns wastebook which, mind you, was also footed by taxpayers suggests theres less here than advertised. 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. 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. In his wastebook coburn concluded that all the outrageous and wasteful contents of this report were made possible by either. Tom coburn announces plans to retire the washington post. 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. Government documents general collection and was provided by unt libraries government documents department to unt digital library. He upheld his campaign pledge to serve no more than three consecutive terms and did not.
Tom coburn has taken up the antidonald trump wheel and rolled it right into the hallways of the new. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final. Source document contributed to documentcloud by rebecca hersher npr. 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.
The unseating of former house majority leader eric cantor by tea party darling dave brat. These are just some of the ways the federal government spent your tax dollars this year. Tom coburns annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including outofthisworld spending on. United states government us senate, senator tom coburn m. Sponsored legislation by tom coburn, the senator from oklahoma in congress from 20 through 2015. Senator tom coburn books list of books by senator tom coburn.
Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final wastebook. Tom coburns annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including outofthisworld spending on research. Saturday january 28th, 2017 posted by craig eyermann at 10. Republican senator tom coburn of oklahoma is a medical doctor suffering from recurring prostate cancer. Select this result to view tom coburns phone number, address, and more. What do nasas green ninja, calm wives and military weapons in afghanistan have in common. Here is a list of my personal worst of the worst in federal waste. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Wastebook 2014 internal revenue service united states. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. Every year, oklahoma senator tom coburn and his staff compile an exhaustive volume of wasteful government spending from that year. By stephen dinan the washington times wednesday, october 22, 2014. While impossible to emulate or replace, coburn has given us a great challenge and example. Dec 21, 2010 senator tom coburns government wastebook 2010.
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Includes contributions from other candidate committees. In a press release tuesday, senator tom coburn rokla. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. Coburn, 65, has been suffering from a recurrence of prostate cancer and has hinted privately to reporters and in a published interview last week that his health troubles might force him to leave. Cnns chris cuomo hounded former senator tom coburn on tuesdays new day over former colleague marco rubios recent attacks on donald trump. Between 2011 and 2014, the annual publication was called the wastebook. Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united. Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united states government, coburn m. Louis office focusing in the areas of intellectual property, litigation, and media law.
Nine ways the government squandered your money, according. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wastebook 2014. With a second and final term, i intend to use every tool available over the next six years to continue to challenge washingtons spending addiction and fight to restore the vision of. This report proves that the federal government is a poor allocator of resources. Lehman, davis take on thompson coburn in latest suit st.
Us news is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Tom coburn, the retiring senior republican senator from oklahoma and notorious deficit hawk, has released a massive annual report ripping. Year after year, senator tom coburn rok refuses to simply give lip service to wasteful government spending and has instead called out controversial. Some of the outrageous highlights of this years wastebook. Dec 21, 2011 coburn noted that sprint ceo dan hesse, whose company is partnering on the study, is a graduate of notre dame. Tweet reddit flipboard email one million dollars to build a bus stop in virginia. Brett underwood is an actor and director, known for rise of the omen 2017, doctor who. Thanks to obamacare, coburn recently lost his cancer specialist. Today, senator tom coburn released a new report on government waste called wastebook 2011.
Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find news you can use in politics. Oct 22, 2014 its not just the bunny rubs that raise coburns ire in his buzzy wastebook. Dec 17, 20 what do nasas green ninja, calm wives and military weapons in afghanistan have in common. The second best result is tom coburn in anchorage, ak in the government hill neighborhood. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health for complaining about lack of ebola research. House of representatives in 1994 as part of the republican revolution.
This is flakes second edition of the wastebook series, started by retired sen. The deal is proofpositive that congress cant keep spending in line with modest budget caps, even when those caps are the. All the numbers on this page are for the 1993 2012 election cycle and based on federal election commission data released electronically on 042920 for fundraising totals, source of funds and total raised vs average, and on 032320 for top contributors and industries. Senator tom coburn created wastebook to do just that and put a real face on questionable spending. 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. Senator tom coburn rok has put out a new study on government waste called wastebook 2010. Senator tom coburn s final edition of the wastebook is packed with porkbarrel spending, misplaced priorities, mission creep, expensive boondoggles, and taxpayer abuse. Over the past 12 months, washington politicians argued, debated and lamented about how to rein in. Tom coburn released his final annual wastebook that highlights 100 of the most outlandish government expenditures this year. Coburn used the senate hold privilege to prevent several bills from coming to the senate floor. Dec 21, 2010 trouble is, a closer look at coburns wastebook which, mind you, was also footed by taxpayers suggests theres less here than advertised. Tom coburn could be biggest obstacle to gun control changes oklahoma republican has joked he wants to carry a gun on senate floor.
Senators wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Dec 08, 2015 in his farewell address, senator coburn challenged every member of congress to produce their own wastebook to start a real debate about national budget priorities. Dec 17, 20 in a press release tuesday, senator tom coburn rokla. A bold plan to stop washington from bankrupting america by. Parallel eleventh doctor 2007 and wishful thinking 2016. Coburn noted that sprint ceo dan hesse, whose company is partnering on the study, is a graduate of notre dame. Tom coburns annual wastebook, released wednesday oct. Among the 50 examples of egregious federal spending uncovered in flakes latest report is a program that accepts. With no one watching over the vast bureaucracy, the problem is not just what washington isnt doing, but what it is doing. On april 29, 2014, coburn introduced the insurance capital standards clarification act of 2014 s. In 2012 coburn received a qualified admonishment for meeting with a. Oct 22, 2014 tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final wastebook.
Tom coburn could be biggest obstacle to gun control. Tom coburns annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including out. This morning the senate voted on cloture to move forward the sequesterbusting budget deal the house passed last week. He was previously the representative for oklahomas 2 nd congressional district as a republican from 1995 to 2000. Coburn was a senator from oklahoma and was a republican. Oct 22, 2014 these expenses all feature in oklahoma sen. And perhaps none is stranger than oklahoma republican senator tom coburn. The 2014 tome is chock full of government waste ranging from the redundant to the downright absurd. Its not just the bunny rubs that raise coburns ire in his buzzy wastebook. Tom coburn s annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014 s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including outofthisworld spending on research. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to. Compared to previous years, the 2014 wastebook makes a stab at transparency. In 2012 coburn received a qualified admonishment for meeting with a lobbyist before the one year. Coburn also takes the science foundation to task for funding a study of whether twitter is considered a trustworthy source of information.
As the washington post reported today, the tenant of the mysterious c street brownstone was a key player in both the ensign and sanford affairs. Rather than describing single experiments as costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, coburn s. Top 20 worst ways the government wasted your tax dollars. Harry reid to doctor and cancer patient tom coburn. A member of the republican party, he was a united states representative and later a united states senator from oklahoma coburn was elected to the u.
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