Thomas allen coburn born march 14, 1948 is an american politician and physician. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. With no one watching over the vast bureaucracy, the problem is not just what washington isnt doing, but what it is doing. What is the total amount of government waste identified by sen.
The office of senator tom coburn rok has released the 2011 edition of its annual wastebook. Nov 12, 2012 during his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. Each year, a senate republican releases the wastebook, detailing wasteful government spending. Coburn also goes after national science foundation nsf grants. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government. Today, senator tom coburn released a new report on government waste called wastebook 2011. Coburn states in the introduction to his wastebook that his mission is to reduce the burden of debt being left to be paid off by our children and grandchildren. 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. Tom coburn s annual wastebook may make politicians on both sides of the aisle squirm with discomfort. This report proves that the federal government is a poor allocator of resources. Senators wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. 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 research. Great powers all declined economically before collapse. Late last year, oklahoma republican senator tom coburn, m. Tom coburns legacy citizens against government waste. Dec 21, 2010 senator tom coburn rok has put out a new study on government waste called wastebook 2010. Dec 17, 20 costs of shutdown and health website highlight wastebook. His annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for taxpayers regarding the specific ways the federal government wastes money. Today, citizens against government waste cagw reacted with enthusiasm to the release of sen. Dec 17, 20 these are some of the examples cited by sen.
Oct 22, 2014 tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. Tom coburn is out with his annual account of wasteful and lowpriority spending. Tom coburn, the retiring senior republican senator from oklahoma and notorious deficit hawk, has released a massive annual report ripping into the federal government. Here are the most wasteful government projects in 2019. Wastebook 2011 1 dear taxpayer, robot dragons, video games, christmas trees, snow cone machines, and chocolate. Former oklahoma senator highlighted misspending with annual waste book. Tom coburns annual wastebook, released wednesday oct. It shows 100 examples of wasteful government spending. Dec 21, 2010 coburn also goes after national science foundation nsf grants. James lankford has cataloged some of the governments spending on usual or duplicative.
This book is a heavyduty analysis of the national debt and its longterm implications, written by heavyduty analyst senator tom coburn. 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. The oklahoma republican embodied financial stewardship, always showing great respect for. 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. Management blm to the office of senator tom coburn, february 18, 2010. Released in october, wastebook 2012 highlights 100. 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 for complaining about lack of ebola research. Lankford identified 100 examples of wasteful and fraudulent federal programs and processes in his first ever wastebook. A member of the republican party, he was a united states representative and later a united states senator from oklahoma. On tom coburn documenting wasteful government spending. Coburn publishes wastebook 2014 committee for a responsible.
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. 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. Thomas allen coburn march 14, 1948 march 28, 2020 was an american politician and physician. Friday december 11th, 2015 posted by craig eyermann at 4. Rand paul rky releases the annual wastebook, and this year contains some real doozies.
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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. So coburns report illustrates the success of the big government to which he himself is an occasional contributor. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wastebook 2014. The author serves on the senate banking committee and the homeland security finance subcommittee, which means that financial issues are his legislative specialty. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more ways.
The farce awakens, starring monkeys on treadmills, parties for hipsters, and sheep in microgravity, continues the tradition of retired sen. Government documents general collection and was provided by unt libraries government documents department to unt digital library. Dec 17, 20 so coburns report illustrates the success of the big government to which he himself is an occasional contributor. Tom coburns annual wastebook may make politicians on both sides of the aisle squirm with discomfort. Wastebook synonyms, wastebook pronunciation, wastebook translation, english dictionary definition of wastebook. The document spotlights 100 particularly ridiculous expenditures of taxpayer money from the past.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. Thats the good news, the truly sad news is that they r having to write such a book in the 1st. Oct 24, 2014 those are the charges leveled in oklahoma sen. Wastebook 2011 united states government us senate, senator tom coburn m. Oct 22, 2014 senators wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Dec 27, 2011 the office of senator tom coburn rok has released the 2011 edition of its annual 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.
It documents extravagant federal government waste in a year. John mccain raz took up the cause after coburn retired. Remembering senator tom coburn he stood tall for taxpayers march 30, 2020 march 30, 2020 admin former sen. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government waste. Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united states government, coburn m. A book in which rough entries of transactions are made, previous to their being carried into the journal. Dec 17, 20 what do nasas green ninja, calm wives and military weapons in afghanistan have in common. Senator jeff flake presents wastebook porkemon go january. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible.
Each year, coburn and his staff pick out governmentfunded projects many science. These are just some of the ways the federal government spent. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of. Coburn as oklahomas junior senator, appears to be the closest to mirroring the 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. What senator coburn s list of fraud, abuse, and overspending doesnt tell us. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final. Tom coburn, a medical doctor turned politician died saturday morning at age 72 after a lengthy battle with cancer, according to his family, leaving one of the most substantial legacies in recent. Coburn argues the waste shows that it should have been easy to find. Over the past 12 months, washington politicians argued, debated and lamented about how to rein in. Tom coburn s annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including outofthisworld spending on research. What do nasas green ninja, calm wives and military weapons in afghanistan have in common.
House of representatives in 1994 as part of the republican revolution. Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united states. Tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. On tom coburn documenting wasteful government spending the. Oct 22, 2014 these expenses all feature in oklahoma sen. He upheld his campaign pledge to serve no more than three. Year after year, senator tom coburn rok refuses to simply give lip service to wasteful government spending and has instead called out controversial. During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. Tom coburns 20 wastebook, in which the oklahoma republican outlines 100 examples of government waste that collectively cost the u. 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.
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