Today, senator tom coburn released a new report on government waste called wastebook 2011. 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. Oct 22, 2014 its 2014 and that means since last year billions more taxpayer dollars have been flushed down the toilet on projects and studies that have zero redeeming value. Oct 22, 2014 senator s wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Tom coburn was always going to be a tough act to follow when it came to producing the colorful wastebook that he and. Senator tom coburn created wastebook to do just that and put a real face on questionable spending. 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. Dec 21, 2011 coburn noted that sprint ceo dan hesse, whose company is partnering on the study, is a graduate of notre dame. This report proves that the federal government is a poor allocator of resources. Discount prices on books by senator tom coburn, including titles like smashing the dc monopoly.
Assessing the impact of department of homeland security spending in u. His departure is raising questions about who, if anyone, will pick up his oversight banner. Among the 50 examples of egregious federal spending uncovered in. Senator coburn dhs urban areas security initiative waste. Coburn also takes the science foundation to task for funding a study of whether twitter is considered a trustworthy source of information. Coburn noted that sprint ceo dan hesse, whose company is partnering on the study, is a graduate of notre dame. Cnns chris cuomo hounded former senator tom coburn on tuesdays new day over former colleague marco rubios recent attacks on donald trump. 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 our founders. Get full address, contact info, background report and more. Wastebook 2012 2 the highway trust fund, which has been bailed out several times over the last five years, is a good example, as billions of dollars intended for transportation are wasted on.
Watchdog responses to investigation inaccurate and misleading. Source document contributed to documentcloud by rebecca hersher npr. Oct 22, 2014 these expenses all feature in oklahoma sen. What do nasas green ninja, calm wives and military weapons in afghanistan have in common. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Coburn is retiring at the end of this year after a decade in the senate, meaning the 239page, meticulously footnoted volume he released wednesday will be his final wastebook as senator. This is flakes second edition of the wastebook series, started by retired sen. Wastebook 2012 unveils wasteful government spending. Among the 50 examples of egregious federal spending uncovered in flakes latest report is a program that accepts. In 2012 coburn received a qualified admonishment for meeting with a. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. Dec 17, 20 what do nasas green ninja, calm wives and military weapons in afghanistan have in common. 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. Tweet reddit flipboard email one million dollars to build a bus stop in virginia. During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla.
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. Coburns report exposes dods wasteful, nondefense spending. Thomas allen coburn born march 14, 1948 is an american politician and physician. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A weight loss program for truck drivers, dead people at ssa, and unused solar panels at the va these are just some of the items that senator james lankford rok highlights in a new report on wasteful spending in federal agencies that follows a tradition begun by his predecessor. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wastebook 2012. 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. Coburn offered more amendments than any of his colleagues. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health for complaining about lack of. With no one watching over the vast bureaucracy, the problem is not just what washington isnt doing, but what it is doing. In his final week on capitol hill, retiring senator tom coburn rok introduced a bill with a wideranging set of measures to, in his words, protect and strengthen the social security disability insurance ssdi program.
Tom coburns annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including out. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more ways. 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. Wastebook champion senator tom coburn retiring at end of. Oct 22, 2014 tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final wastebook.
This morning the senate voted on cloture to move forward the sequesterbusting budget deal the house passed last week. In 2012 coburn received a qualified admonishment for meeting with a lobbyist before the one year. Coburn introduces bill to reform ssdi committee for. While impossible to emulate or replace, coburn has given us a great challenge and example. Oct 24, 2014 the animalonatreadmill trope appears again in 2014s wastebook, in the criticism of a study published on oct. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final. Senator picks up where coburn left off on reporting. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. Some of the things on which our government spends money are truly remarkable. Coburn was a senator from oklahoma and was a republican. Louis office focusing in the areas of class action, and business litigation. He was previously the representative for oklahomas 2 nd congressional district as a republican from 1995 to 2000. 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. 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.
House of representatives in 1994 as part of the republican revolution. Coburn put on the table concrete reform proposals for consideration in the next congress, advocating for reforms beyond simply restoring solvency to the dwindling di trust. Senator tom coburn books list of books by senator tom coburn. 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. Government documents general collection and was provided by unt libraries government documents department to unt digital library. Dec 21, 2010 senator tom coburns government wastebook 2010. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final wastebook. Tom coburn s annual wastebook, a ranking of 2014s top 100 worst examples of government waste, including outofthisworld spending on research. Coburn is examining claims that usaids acting inspector general removed negative findings from audit reports. Coburn publishes wastebook 2014 committee for a responsible. Oct 22, 2014 tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. Tc attorneys appear on 2014 super lawyers list for illinois, southern california january 24, 2014. 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.
In his farewell remarks on the senate floor, senator tom coburn r ok criticizes the chamber, saying it has ignored the founding fathers vision and has infringed on americans rights. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health for complaining about lack of ebola research. With no one watching over the vast bureaucracy, the problem is not just what washington isnt doing, but what it. The deal is proofpositive that congress cant keep spending in line with modest budget caps, even when those caps are the. Coburn releases annual report highlighting some of the most wasteful government spending in 2012 senator tom coburn press release u. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 34th anniversary of your death.
Tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. Its 2014 and that means since last year billions more taxpayer dollars have been flushed down the toilet on projects and studies that have zero redeeming value. Coburn also takes the science foundation to task for funding a study of whether. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. Tom coburn has taken up the antidonald trump wheel and rolled it right into the hallways of the new york times to bash this president.
He upheld his campaign pledge to serve no more than three consecutive terms and did not. Trouble is, a closer look at coburns wastebook which, mind you, was also footed by taxpayers suggests theres less here than advertised. Senator coburns wastebook 2012 names biggest waste. 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. Senator tom coburn rok has put out a new study on government waste called wastebook 2010.
Tom coburn s third edition of his wastebook names the worst offender and biggest waste of taxpayers money. Senator coburn dhs urban areas security initiative waste report december 10, 2012 safety at any price. Todd coburn we found 18 entries for todd coburn in the us. United states government us senate, senator tom coburn m. Nov 12, 2014 coburn is examining claims that usaids acting inspector general removed negative findings from audit reports. 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. Saturday january 28th, 2017 posted by craig eyermann at 10. Rick reibman joins thompson coburn as a partner february 6, 2012. Mar 28, 2020 tom coburn march 14, 1948 march 28, 2020 was a republican member of the u. Cuomo underlined that when you talk about the tone, no question trump is decidedly negative in his tone. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government. Some of the outrageous highlights of this years wastebook. The animalonatreadmill trope appears again in 2014s wastebook, in the criticism of a study published on oct.
Senate from the state of oklahoma coburn served in the senate from 2005 to 2014 and in the u. Coburns wastebook highlights excessive federal spending fcw. Tom coburn announces plans to retire the washington post. Wastebook 2014 the report washington doesnt want you to read reveals the 100 most outlandish government expenditures this year, costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
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