Coburn 2012 waste books

Coburns father was an optician and founder of coburn optical industries, and a named donor to o. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in. These are just some of the ways the federal government spent your tax dollars this year. 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. Nov 12, 2012 during his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. Wastebook 2011 1 dear taxpayer, robot dragons, video games, christmas trees, snow cone machines, and chocolate. 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. 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. Starlite will not be nasas first foray into online games. Mar 11, 20 i heard about these books about the waste in our government.

Gao unveils new duplicative program report february 28, 2012 chairman issa, ranking member cummings, and members of the committee. 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. 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. 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. House of representatives in 1994 as part of the republican revolution. Today, senator tom coburn released a new report on government waste called wastebook 2011. 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. Tom coburn cites congress as biggest waste of federal money. So, for now at least, he is holding up the bill hr 733. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government. Coburn understood that overspending is a bipartisan affliction and he stated so clearly in his 2012 book with john hart, the debt bomb. But he is opposed to congress giving orders to researchers. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more ways.

Oct 15, 2012 the damning critique of his colleagues is part of mr. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wastebook 2012. Senator tom coburns annual waste book 2012 nasa excerpts. Coburn report reveals waste citizens against government waste. Oct 15, 2012 the government wasted billions of dollars this year by allowing questionable tax breaks and paying for unnecessary programs even as the economy faltered, a republican senator charged in a report. Coburn releases the 2012 wastebook committee for a. Senator tom coburn rok talked about his political career, politics in washington, and his book, the debt bomb. The government wasted billions of dollars this year by allowing questionable tax breaks and paying for unnecessary programs even as the economy faltered, a. Coburn also goes after national science foundation nsf grants. During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. Both bridges are still going nowhere and may never go anywhere. 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 definitive scholarly edition of georg christoph lichtenbergs philosophical aphorisms. Until congress has the guts to cut specific programs, senator coburn said in a statement, we will never get our debt under control. When americans go to the polls we wont just be making a decision about what kind of government we want. Coburn school of law at oral roberts university coburn graduated with a b. After leaving the senate, he pushed for a constitutional. Report on government waste cites robosquirrels, tax. The nook book ebook of the wastebook 2012 by united states government us senate, senator tom coburn, m. Over the past 12 months, washington politicians argued, debated and lamented about how to rein in. 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. Coburn, a threetime cancer survivor, is not against research to fight the disease.

A bold plan to stop washington from bankrupting america. Jeff flake, who inherited the wastebook when coburn retired after the 2014 edition, is certainly trying hard. 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. Every year since 2010, the oklahoma republican has issued his blistering. Government documents general collection and was provided by unt libraries government documents department to unt digital library. Dec 17, 20 additionally, in may 2012, coburn voted for h. Coburn, a republican from muskogee, served in the senate from 2005 to 2015 and in the u. Wastebook 2012 by united states government us senate. Released in october, wastebook 2012 highlights 100 projects costing. Im still reading through them but i am amazed at what has and is going on. Defiant houston strip club owner closes doors after police. 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. Senator tom coburn rok yesterday released his wastebook for 2012, a laundry list of government waste and inefficiency.

Coburn s father was an optician and founder of coburn optical industries, and a named donor to o. But even a cancer research bill can draw opposition, this time from republican sen. He upheld his campaign pledge to serve no more than three consecutive terms and did not. Every year, senator coburn releases his wastebook, his list of some of the most wasteful spending items in government. His annual wastebook has regularly provided valuable information for taxpayers regarding the specific ways the federal government wastes money. Tom coburn r of oklahoma has issued his annual wastebook, the 100 government expenditures that should not have been. Here are the top four takeaways from the 2012 wastebook.

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. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. United states senate written testimony committee on oversight and government reform u. 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. 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.

Wastebook of government spending highlights overpriced. Tom coburns legacy citizens against government waste. 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 calls out senate cohorts as biggest waste in government. What is the total amount of government waste identified by sen. This report highlights 100 of the years countless unnecessary, duplicative and lowpriority projects spread throughout the federal government. 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.

Department of transportation dot records provided to. I heard about these books about the waste in our government. Dec 02, 2012 senator tom coburn rok talked about his political career, politics in washington, and his book, the debt bomb. Dec 21, 2010 coburn also goes after national science foundation nsf grants. Oct 17, 2012 senator tom coburn rok yesterday released his wastebook for 2012, a laundry list of government waste and inefficiency. The damning critique of his colleagues is part of mr. Tom coburn sunday, october 21, 2012 analysisopinion. The wastebook facebook page is a joint project of senator tom coburn and senator mark kirk to expose wasteful, duplicative and inefficient spending of. Coburns wastebook highlights excessive federal spending fcw. Coburns wastebook 2012, the latest installment in what has become an annual list of 100 curious federal spending decisions that. 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.

In the 2014 edition of the wastebook, coburn notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. Senator coburns wastebook 2012 names biggest waste. Coburn report calls effective teen reading program. Coburn acknowledges thats a drop in the bucket in contrast. 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. 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. Chip somodevillagetty imageswashington its becoming a tradition for sen. Senator tom coburn rok speaks to reporters on wastebook. Senator coburn highlights ridiculous government spending. Tuesday, 16 october 2012 senator coburn s wastebook 2012 names biggest waste. 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.