Power remains key challenge for building socoms iron man suit. According to cbs news, it is the fifth such annual report issued by oklahoma sen. Nine ways the government squandered your money, according. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Coburns wastebook targets include mountain lions, sheep. Today, senator tom coburn released a new report on government waste called wastebook 2011.
This years edition, released tuesday, is titled porkemon go and features a cartoon version of flake on the front, dressed as the character ash ketchum from the pokemon series. The office of senator tom coburn released its fifth annual wastebook. These are just a few examples from the 100 entrylong list in a book detailing government waste, compiled by retiring gop sen. Compared to previous years, the 2014 wastebook makes a stab at transparency. Rather than describing single experiments as costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, coburn. The 2014 wastebook is the fifth such report released annually by coburn to highlight frivolous and outrageous spending by the federal government. Coburn publishes wastebook 2014 oct 22, 2014 other 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. Coburn publishes wastebook 2014 committee for a responsible. These expenses all feature in senator coburn s annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014 s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including outofthisworld spending on research projects. Jeff flake, who inherited the wastebook when coburn retired after the 2014 edition, is certainly trying hard. Wastebook champion senator tom coburn retiring at end of. Saturday january 28th, 2017 posted by craig eyermann at 10.
Oklahoma senator tom coburns 2014 wastebook lays bare the governments wasteful spending by ranking the top 100 most frivolous projects of. Senator tom coburn s final edition of the wastebook is packed with porkbarrel spending, misplaced priorities, mission creep, expensive boondoggles, and. From 2008 until he retired from the senate in january 2015, sen. Tom coburn released his final annual wastebook that highlights 100 of the most outlandish government expenditures this year. Misbehaving bureaucrats paid millions to do nothing, the latest version of the wastebook says. Nine ways the government squandered your money, according to. Coburns final 2014 wastebook is funny, sad, and outrageous written by bob adelmann. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. Over the past 12 months, washington politicians argued, debated and lamented about how to rein in. Tom coburns annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including outofthisworld spending on. Government documents general collection and was provided by unt libraries government documents department to unt digital library. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final.
He said to cbs news nancy cordes in a recent interview, where was. Maine speed humps called out in senator coburns wastebook. The 2014 edition of the oklahoma republicans annual. Tom coburns legacy citizens against government waste. Year after year, senator tom coburn rok refuses to simply give lip service to wasteful government spending and has instead called out controversial. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Wastebook 2011 1 dear taxpayer, robot dragons, video games, christmas trees, snow cone machines, and chocolate. Monday, october 27, 2014 wastebook 2015 the unrelenting wasteful spending of washington senator tom coburn of oklahoma has been one of the very few politicians in washington who have taken the time to identify and document the incredible amount of taxpayer wealth that the government wastes every year.
Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united states government, coburn m. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. The 2014 wastebook of weird governmentfunded projects. With a brightly colored cover that blares warnings like voodoo.
Trouble is, a closer look at coburn s wastebook which, mind you, was also footed by taxpayers suggests theres less here than advertised. These are just some of the ways the federal government spent your tax dollars this year. What is the total amount of government waste identified by sen. With no one watching over the vast bureaucracy, the problem is not just what washington isnt doing, but what it is doing. Senator coburn has been a leader in looking for ways to cut unnecessary government spending including collaborating with thensenator obama on the coburn obama transparency act. Barney keller october 22, 2014 senator tom coburn rok, long a champion of limited government and fiscal responsibility, has released his annual wastebook his last one, unfortunately, as dr. Wastebook 2014, a new report published wednesday, chronicles the 100 most outlandish projects on which the government burned taxpayer money this year. Coburn skewers nih in wastebook by burgess everett. Wastebook 2014 kindle edition by us senate, united.
Cover of the wastebook 2014, which details the most outlandish government spending. From the pentagon and veterans affairs department, to tiny obscure agencies like the national technical information service no one is immune to a feared mention in coburn s wastebook. Wastebook definition of wastebook by the free dictionary. Tom coburns annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including outofthisworld spending on research. Senator tom coburn and his staff have compiled the wastebook annually for years. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final wastebook. Coburn talks social security disability fraud on the senate floor duration. Senator tom coburns annual compendium of some of the zaniest ways that the u. Tom coburn, the retiring senior republican senator from oklahoma and notorious deficit hawk, has released a massive annual report ripping into the. By stephen dinan the washington times wednesday, october 22, 2014.
Voodoo dolls, gambling monkeys, zombies in love and paid vacations for misbehaving bureaucrats top list of the most outlandish government spending in wastebook 2014. What i have learned from these experiences is washington will never change itself, he said. Tom coburn, and seeks to highlight the inefficiencies of our bloated federal bureaucracy. Tom coburns annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including out. As you read wastebook 2014, remember that it is just a fraction of the countless frivolous projects the government. Tom coburns annual report on ridiculous spending choices is probably one of the.
Uncle sams stupid pet tricks, the 2014 edition of the annual wastebook, compiled by sen. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to. 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. Wastebook 2014 the report washington doesnt want you to read reveals the 100 most outlandish government expenditures this year, costing taxpayers billions of dollars. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wastebook 2014. 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. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. Tom coburn and his investigators have been busy in their most recent effort to unveil what they view as government waste and abuse. He said to cbs news nancy cordes in a recent interview, where was the adult in the room when this was going on. The muchanticipated wastebook outlines what coburn deems the top 100 wasteful federal projects that collectively cost taxpayers billions. Between 2011 and 2014, the annual publication was called the wastebook. 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. Its not just the bunny rubs that raise coburn s ire in his buzzy wastebook.