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Top 10 Examples of Wasteful Federal Spending in 2012
Exotic dancers, robotic squirrels, and a reality TV show in India—your tax dollars supported all of these this year. Two reports just released—“Federal Spending by… Read More
Congress Still Using Commemorative Coins to Get Around Earmark Ban
House and Senate Republicans have introduced legislation that would prevent Congress from using commemorative coins to fund pet projects as a creative workaround to the… Read More
VIDEO: Sen. Tom Coburn Discusses ‘The Debt Bomb’ at Bloggers Briefing
Having spent nearly 30 years as a doctor in Oklahoma, Sen. Tom Coburn thinks like a physician even when he’s working in the nation’s capital…. Read More
VIDEO: Doctor-Turned-Lawmaker Sen. John Barrasso Fights Obamacare
Sen. John Barrasso earned the nickname “Wyoming’s Doctor” after working for 24 years as an orthopedic surgeon in Casper. Today he represents the state in… Read More
Senate Conservatives Warn Reid Against PROTECT IP Blitz
Six conservative U.S. senators voiced concerns Friday over the substance and procedural context of controversial legislation to block Internet piracy, noting potential economic damages and… Read More
Two Cheers for the Coburn–Lieberman Medicare Proposal
Senators Tom Coburn (R–OK) and Joseph Lieberman (I–CT) unveiled a major Medicare proposal. Based on preliminary estimates provided by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the… Read More
Duplication in Government Programs Costs Taxpayers at Least $100 Billion
House Republicans could fulfill their Pledge to America promise of cutting $100 billion simply by eliminating duplicative government programs. That’s the startling news from a… Read More
Federal Job Training Programs Plagued by Fraud, Waste and Mismanagement
In the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, numerous unemployed but hard-working Americans have turned to federal job training programs. These… Read More
One Billion of Your Tax Dollars Sent to Dead People
Sen.Tom Coburn (R-OK) put out a report today documenting one billion in your tax dollars given to dead people. Zombies only exist on Halloween, yet… Read More
Guest Blogger: LSU Law Professor John Baker on Congress’ Reading Problem
Just the other day, Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) objected to Senator Tom Coburn’s (R-OK) move to force the reading of Bernie Sander’s (I–VT) 767-page amendment… Read More
