Wastebook 2010 kindle edition by us senate, united states government, coburn m. A republican senator has drafted what he calls a wastebook a guide to. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. What senator coburns list of fraud, abuse, and overspending. Tom coburn s ever popular collection for some christmas reading our nation currently faces many challenges. 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. Between 2011 and 2014, the annual publication was called the wastebook. Senator tom coburn rok compiled a list of what he deemed as the biggest wastes of taxpayer money in 2010. Oklahoma senator tom coburn releases his annual wastebook.
His 2010 amendment to the debt limit deal requiring gao to annually report on duplication across. Wastebook 2015 the unrelenting wasteful spending of. Senator tom coburn rok speaks to reporters on wastebook 20, his annual report on egregious federal spending. Now, perhaps more than ever before, we could use senator coburn and his watchful eye as our nation prepares to enter what will. Tom coburn was always going to be a tough act to follow when it came to producing the colorful wastebook that he and. What is the total amount of government waste identified by sen.
A guide to some of the most wasteful and low priority government spending of 2011. Heres a quick sampling from senator coburn s announcement of the release of wastebook 2011. Wastebook 2010 us senate, united states government, coburn m. On tom coburn documenting wasteful government spending the. This report proves that the federal government is a poor allocator of resources. During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. 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. This type of response is expected and this report is intended to add to the ongoing larger debate. John birch society founder predicted 10 steps to americas destruction 55 years ago. Senator tom coburns government oversight legacy thehill. Brothers, david and jim, and sister, mary coburn carriere. Being listed in a wastebook can be scary, but researchers come out. Even those lucky enough to have jobs have had to tighten their belts and trim household budgets. As 2010 ends, millions of americans are still struggling to find work.
On tom coburn documenting wasteful government spending. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Examples of wasteful spending highlighted in wastebook 2011 include. Wastebook 2010 1 dear taxpayer, as the year 2010 ends, millions of americans are still struggling to find work. Tom coburn s wastebook, chronicling wasteful federal spending, is now available. Senator, oklahoma some of the projects listed within this report may indeed serve useful purposes or have merit and those associated with the projects may disagree that they are not national priorities. Tom coburn released his annual wastebook on tuesday, outlining 100.
Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. So coburn s report illustrates the success of the big government to which he himself is an occasional contributor. Today, senator tom coburn released a new report on government waste called wastebook 2011. Saturday january 28th, 2017 posted by craig eyermann at 10.
Coburn and anita joy allen coburn and died march 28, 2020 in tulsa, oklahoma of prostate cancer early saturday morning, march 28, 2020. In coburn s list of 100 supposedlywasteful federal spending projects, nardis project came in at number 6, with. Senators wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Thomas allen coburn march 14, 1948 march 28, 2020 was an american politician and physician. Rok has released a new oversight report, wastebook 2010 that lists examples of wasteful government spending in 2010. Tom coburn, author of wastebook, was fearless in fighting what he described as stupid spending. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government waste. Senator tom coburn rok has put out a new study on government waste called wastebook 2010.
Senator coburns wastebook 2012 names biggest waste. From 2008 until he retired from the senate in january 2015, sen. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Wastebook 2010 kindle edition by us senate, united.
He said to cbs news nancy cordes in a recent interview, where was. 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. National endowment for the humanities since 2010, coburn says. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wastebook 2010. Coburn has feet of clay and is not only the author of his wastebook but a contributor to it as well. Coburn writes in his wastebook 2010, grateful dead chose a public institution to archive the bands memorabilia. It is not widely viewed as an example of our nations crumbling infrastructure or a contributor to our national economic crisis. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government. Coburn is retiring at the end of this year after a decade in the senate, meaning the 239page, meticulously footnoted volume he is releasing wednesday will be his final wastebook as senator. His annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for taxpayers regarding the specific ways the federal government wastes money. Wastebook 2011 mygovcost government cost calculator. Tom coburn picks grateful dead archive for wastebook. Even those lucky enough to have jobs have had to tighten their belts. His annual wastebook reports cast the national spotlight on.
Tom coburns legacy citizens against government waste. Most wasteful government programs of 2010 abc news. Released in october, wastebook 2012 highlights 100 projects costing taxpayers more. Rok today released a new oversight report, wastebook 2010 that highlights some of the most egregious examples of government waste in 2010. Tom coburn is going out with a bang with his final wastebook. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health for complaining about lack of. 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. 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. He upheld his campaign pledge to serve no more than three consecutive terms and did not. Coburn as oklahomas junior senator, appears to be the closest to mirroring the wastebook. Most wasteful government spending of 2010 chicago tribune. Tom coburn s third edition of his wastebook names the worst offender and biggest waste of taxpayers money.
884 243 488 1474 121 1560 605 811 1367 189 1555 1477 826 790 129 1529 223 1286 755 933 151 408 7 178 931 1018 254 937 1392 115 408 347 155 454 1336 1063 30 767 450