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