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Thomas allen coburn march 14, 1948 march 28, 2020 was an american politician and physician. Coburn report slams va as broken system the washington post. Tom coburn continues to constructing this list to be published in the future. It documents extravagant federal government waste in a year. Senate from the state of oklahoma coburn served in the senate from 2005 to 2014 and in the u. Agencies beg to differ with entries in senators wastebook. 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. Senator john heinz award for greatest public service by an elected or appointed official, an award given out annually by the jefferson awards.
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By ian smith on december 17, 20 in agency news with 0 comments senator tom coburn rok has released his annual wastebook report, a compilation of what he believes to be some of the most egregious examples of wasteful spending at the federal level. Oct 22, 2014 senator s wastebook notes that getting rid of the practice of pork barrel spending is next to impossible. The nook book ebook of the wastebook 20 by united states government us senate, senator tom coburn m. In 2012 coburn received a qualified admonishment for meeting with a lobbyist before the one year. Coburn held the news conference to release wastebook 20, his annual report of examples of wasteful and. Jan 14, 2014 senator tom coburn rok talked about his career, politics, and reasons for his early retirement from the senate at january 24, 2017 white house budget director confirmation hearing. During his 17 years as a senator and representative, senator tom coburn rokla. 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. Senate 12112014 read twice and referred to the committee on finance. So coburn s report illustrates the success of the big government to which he himself is an occasional contributor. Tom coburn ap elizabeth harrington december 17, 20 8. Dec 21, 2010 coburn also goes after national science foundation nsf grants. Sep 19, 20 oklahoma senator tom coburn introduced a bill yesterday that would strip the national football league of its taxexempt status. In it, the retiring oklahoma senator laces into the national institutes of health for complaining about lack of ebola research.
Representatives from at least two agencies portrayed unflatteringly in oklahoma republican sen. While the senate debates the bipartisan budget plan, sen. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wastebook 2014. Senator tom coburn rok has released his annual wastebook report, a compilation of what he believes to be some of the most egregious examples of wasteful spending at the federal level. Dec 21, 2010 senator tom coburn rok has put out a new study on government waste called wastebook 2010. The congressional watchdog said that one of the primary offenders for trashing federal money was the disastrous launch of the affordable care act website healthcare. The three section i didnt agree with was the dod iron man suit, the dea museum and missile defense systems. Tom coburn targets welfare for the welloff in new report. For years, senator tom coburn rok resisted the temptation to talk in broad generalities about wasteful government spending and has instead been willing to call out specific examples. Senator tom coburn rok spoke to reporters about wastebook 20, his annual report on egregious federal spending. Coburn s father was an optician and founder of coburn optical industries, and a named donor to o. Tom coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final. 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. From defense equipment to the downright bizarre, the oklahoma senator highlights it all in his latest report.