The bill put all federal spending online for any citizen to search. Mccain said the reports piggyback on the annual wasteful spending reports former sen. During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. Coburn was also a member of the fiscal watch team, a group of seven senators led by john mccain, whose stated goal is to combat wasteful government spending. According to cbs news, it is the fifth such annual report issued by oklahoma sen. 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. 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 coburns report lists wasteful government spending.
Top 20 worst ways the government wasted your tax dollars. A bold plan to stop washington from bankrupting america. Tom coburn, and seeks to highlight the inefficiencies of our bloated federal bureaucracy. His annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for taxpayers regarding the specific ways the federal government wastes money. 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. Coburn releases annual wastebook highlighting most. Editorial by tom coburn track government waste theres an app for. Open the books is doing the work i envisioned when the coburn.
Coburn, roklahoma, is the ranking member of the senate subcommittee on federal financial management. One hundred federal projects were given the annual booby prize for waste on tuesday in the annual roundup of egregious spending compiled by sen. Examples of wasteful spending highlighted in wastebook 2014 include. Wastebook 2014, a new report published wednesday, chronicles the 100 most outlandish projects on which the government burned taxpayer money this year. While politicians in washington spent much of 20 complaining about sequestrations impact on. Coburn to slam wasteful spending at gop convention thehill. I can think of no more fitting way to remember tom coburn than to cite that statistic. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government waste.
Tom coburn, author of wastebook, was fearless in fighting what he described as stupid spending. Coburn, while chiding the agencies that spend this money for their lack of judgment, said congress is. Tom coburn holds news conference on wasteful government spending in 20. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government. Year after year, senator tom coburn rok refuses to simply give lip service to wasteful government spending and has instead called out controversial. Coburn and fellow senators took a key test vote on a budget agreement that will boost spending in 2014, going back on a. What is the total amount of government waste identified by sen. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. Tom coburns legacy citizens against government waste.
Tom coburn was always going to be a tough act to follow when it came to producing the colorful wastebook that he and. Coburn and his wife, carolyn, a graduate of oklahoma state university and former miss oklahoma, were married in 1968 and have three children and five grandchildren. Every year, oklahoma senator tom coburn and his staff compile an exhaustive volume of wasteful government spending from that year. In breach of trust, tom coburn recounts some of his experiences as a 3 term us congressman. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. The book was released tuesday morning, minutes before mr. What do nasas green ninja, calm wives and military weapons in afghanistan have in common. Now, perhaps more than ever before, we could use senator coburn and his. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. Wastebook 2014 chronicles 100 stupid government projects. In our era of lying, bitter partisanship, and grossly irresponsible debt, what had coburns. His efforts to help limit the runaway spending in washington put him at odds with his own party and with the washington mindset where winning elections is the priority of both parties, and responsible policy is the casualty. Theres a reason politicians are always loath to cut government budgets.
Report by senator tom coburn documents worst wasteful spending. Coburn held the news conference to release wastebook 20, his annual report of examples of wasteful and. Senator tom coburn rok speaks to reporters on wastebook 20, his annual report on egregious federal spending. Weve successfully captured nearly 5 billion public expenditures, and we are rapidly growing our data in all 50 states down to the municipal level. Tom coburns annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including out.
The following is an excerpt from my latest article in the hill upon the passing of senator tom coburn. John mccain raz took up the cause after coburn retired. Tom coburn s annual report on ridiculous spending choices is probably one of the biggest victories of the report, because it means the state. On tom coburn documenting wasteful government spending.
Top us corporations pay effective tax rate of only 3. We had just released a firstofitskind mobile app open the books that. Senator tom coburn on wasteful federal spending senator tom coburn rok spoke to reporters about wastebook 20, his annual report on egregious federal spending. Released in october, wastebook 2012 highlights 100 projects costing taxpayers more. Coburn publishes wastebook 2014 committee for a responsible. Tom coburn, who highlighted wasteful government spending throughout his career, is joining the activist group american transparency as its honorary chairman. Rand paul rky releases the annual wastebook, and this year contains some real doozies. What senator coburns list of fraud, abuse, and overspending doesnt tell us. Wastebook 2012 unveils wasteful government spending. Coburn held the news conference to release wastebook 20, his annual report of examples of wasteful and lowpriority spending of the u. Wastebook 2011 us senate, united states government, coburn m. Here are the most wasteful government projects in 2019.
During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn r okla. Some of the things on which our government spends money are truly remarkable. Bureau of land management blm to the office of senator tom coburn, february 18, 2010. Trumps new war on wasteful spending an advance draft of the presidents budget to congress fy2021. The 2014 tome is chock full of government waste ranging from the redundant to the downright absurd. Assessing the impact of homeland security spending in u. Senator tom coburn rok speaks to reporters on wastebook 20, his annual. 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. A guide to some of the most wasteful and low priority government spending of 2011. Rok has released a new oversight report, wastebook 2010 that lists examples of wasteful government spending in 2010. Tom coburn thomas tom allen coburn joe biden still doesnt have a campaign theme the hills 12. As a senator, coburn released a series of reports on what he described as wasteful government spending. At, we work hard to capture and post all disclosed spending at every level of government federal, state, and local.
We wont stop until we capture every dime taxed and spent by our government. Tom coburn, gop budget hawk and obama friend, to leave. Known simply as the waste book, the report is a watchlist of eyeopening expenditures, which. Trumps new war on wasteful spending an advance draft of. Tom coburn has released the latest installment of his annual wastebook, detailing questionable government spending. On april 6, 2006, coburn and senators barack obama, thomas carper and john mccain introduced the federal funding accountability and transparency act of 2006.
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