Coburn, a republican from muskogee, served in the senate from 2005 to 2015 and in the u. 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. Over the past 12 months, washington politicians argued, debated and lamented about how to rein in. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final. Coburn calls out senate cohorts as biggest waste in government. Coburns attacks on spending often come with a wink one entry reads usdas perfect poop pak smells like government waste and are aimed mostly at the press an embargoed copy.
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. These are just some of the ways the federal government spent your tax dollars this year. Thomas allen coburn born march 14, 1948 is an american politician and physician. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. Report on government waste cites robosquirrels, tax. Mar 29, 2020 coburn understood that overspending is a bipartisan affliction and he stated so clearly in his 2012 book with john hart, the debt bomb. Dec 21, 2010 coburn also goes after national science foundation nsf grants.
The nook book ebook of the wastebook 2012 by united states government us senate, senator tom coburn, m. Department of transportation dot records provided to. Wastebook 2012 by united states government us senate. Released in october, wastebook 2012 highlights 100 projects costing. Dec 02, 2012 senator tom coburn rok talked about his political career, politics in washington, and his book, the debt bomb. His annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for taxpayers regarding the specific ways the federal government wastes money.
Senator tom coburn rok talked about his political career, politics in washington, and his book, the debt bomb. Government documents general collection and was provided by unt libraries government documents department to unt digital library. Tuesday, 16 october 2012 senator coburns wastebook 2012 names biggest waste. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I heard about these books about the waste in our government. Senator tom coburns annual waste book 2012 nasa excerpts. Tom coburn r of oklahoma has issued his annual wastebook, the 100 government expenditures that should not have been. Coburn school of law at oral roberts university coburn graduated with a b.
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. Wastebook 2011 1 dear taxpayer, robot dragons, video games, christmas trees, snow cone machines, and chocolate. 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. A bold plan to stop washington from bankrupting america.
Oct 17, 2012 senator tom coburn rok yesterday released his wastebook for 2012, a laundry list of government waste and inefficiency. Defiant houston strip club owner closes doors after police. Coburn acknowledges thats a drop in the bucket in contrast. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more ways. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government waste.
Every year since 2010, the oklahoma republican has issued his blistering. Today, senator tom coburn released a new report on government waste called wastebook 2011. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. The definitive scholarly edition of georg christoph lichtenbergs philosophical aphorisms. In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wastebook 2012. Every year, senator coburn releases his wastebook, his list of some of the most wasteful spending items in government. What is the total amount of government waste identified by sen. This event, where participants were encouraged to dress up as their favorite star wars characters, was designed to get teens into the public library and interested in reading and science. Neh may love to waste money on this project, but taxpayers are likely to feel jilted subsidizing the promotion of a billion dollar industry that generated over. Dec 17, 20 additionally, in may 2012, coburn voted for h.
Coburn was an obstetrician who treated some 15,000 patients and delivered 4,000 babies in a maternal and family practice in muskogee, okla. Coburn releases the 2012 wastebook committee for a. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. Coburn s father was an optician and founder of coburn optical industries, and a named donor to o. He upheld his campaign pledge to serve no more than three consecutive terms and did not. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. United states senate written testimony committee on oversight and government reform u. Coburn also goes after national science foundation nsf grants. Starlite will not be nasas first foray into online games. When americans go to the polls we wont just be making a decision about what kind of government we want. Wastebook 2012 by united states government us senate, senator. But he is opposed to congress giving orders to researchers. Coburn report calls effective teen reading program wasteful spending published october 16, 2012 by jeffrey kratz librarians and library supporters around the world have a deep knowledge and understanding of the vital role that public libraries play in every community. Senator tom coburn rok yesterday released his wastebook for 2012, a laundry list of government waste and inefficiency.
Coburn report calls effective teen reading program. Coburns wastebook highlights excessive federal spending fcw. Here are the top four takeaways from the 2012 wastebook. Oct 15, 2012 the damning critique of his colleagues is part of mr. But even a cancer research bill can draw opposition, this time from republican sen.
Senator coburns wastebook 2012 names biggest waste. Grassley and senator tom coburn concerning the independence of inspectors general necessary to promote efficiency and prevent fraud, waste and abuse in agency programs, in response to the senators inquiry, 20112012. The government wasted billions of dollars this year by allowing questionable tax breaks and paying for unnecessary programs even as the economy faltered, a. Nov 12, 2012 during his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. Coburn understood that overspending is a bipartisan affliction and he stated so clearly in his 2012 book with john hart, the debt bomb. He was primarily a scientist, but also a satirist, and this is a book he never intended to publish, being a compilation of notebooks of his observations, thoughts and reflections. The damning critique of his colleagues is part of mr. Both bridges are still going nowhere and may never go anywhere.
This report highlights 100 of the years countless unnecessary, duplicative and lowpriority projects spread throughout the federal government. Admired by philosophers such as schopenhauer, nietzsche, kierkegaard, freud, benjamin, and wittgenstein, georg christoph lichtenberg 17421799 is known to the englishspeaking world mostly as a satirist. Tom coburn sunday, october 21, 2012 analysisopinion. Gao unveils new duplicative program report february 28, 2012 chairman issa, ranking member cummings, and members of the committee. So, for now at least, he is holding up the bill hr 733. 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.
Oct 22, 2014 coburns attacks on spending often come with a wink one entry reads usdas perfect poop pak smells like government waste and are aimed mostly at the press an embargoed copy. The waste books is a collection of 1,085 aphorisms and other short writings by a curious german hunchback who had a crater on the moon named after him. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. House of representatives in 1994 as part of the republican revolution. Tom coburns legacy citizens against government waste. Wastebook of government spending highlights overpriced. Tom coburn cites congress as biggest waste of federal money. Tom coburn, a physician who became a powerful voice in congress on government spending and waste, died early saturday after a long fight with prostate cancer. 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. Until congress has the guts to cut specific programs, senator coburn said in a statement, we will never get our debt under control.
Grassley and senator tom coburn concerning the independence of inspectors general necessary to promote efficiency and prevent fraud, waste and abuse in agency programs, in response to the senators inquiry, 2011 2012. Senator tom coburn rok speaks to reporters on wastebook. Im still reading through them but i am amazed at what has and is going on. Coburns father was an optician and founder of coburn optical industries, and a named donor to o.
Chip somodevillagetty imageswashington its becoming a tradition for sen. Coburn finds 100 examples of government spending clearly not serving its designed purpose. Coburn, a threetime cancer survivor, is not against research to fight the disease. 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. Oct 16, 2012 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. After leaving the senate, he pushed for a constitutional. Tuesday, 16 october 2012 senator coburn s wastebook 2012 names biggest waste. From 2008 until he retired from the senate in january 2015, sen. Jeff flake, who inherited the wastebook when coburn retired after the 2014 edition, is certainly trying hard. During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla.
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