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Senators Coburn and McCain Release New Oversight Report on Economic Stimulus Projects

December 8, 2009

Read the entire report here (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) and John McCain (R-AZ) today released a new oversight report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Ac... Read More link

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What I Learned From the 'Mob'

September 1, 2009

Senator Coburn wrote in The Wall Street Journal: I spoke with thousands of voters at town-hall meetings this summer. What I gathered from them is that it's not just the proposed overhaul of heal... Read More link


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Out of Gas

July 30, 2009

Senators Tom Coburn, M.D. and John McCain released a report on $78 billion from the Highway Trust Fund not being spent on bridges or roads. “Out of Gas: Congress Raids the Highway Trust Fund fo... Read More link

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Senator Coburn releases new report, "100 Stimulus Projects: A Second Opinion "

June 16, 2009

Senator Tom Coburn released a new report identifying 100 questionable stimulus projects. By offering 100 examples of questionable stimulus projects, worth $5.5 billion, this report does not attempt to... Read More link


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Dr. Coburn Releases Report Criticizing Congress’ Infrastructure Priorities

May 26, 2009

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) today released an oversight report called “Washed out to Sea” that details how billions of federal dollars have been wasted ... Read More link

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Washed Out to Sea - How Congress Prioritizes Beach Pork Over National Needs

May 26, 2009

Click the following link for a copy of the report: Washed Out to Sea. It is no day at the beach for American taxpayers when billions of dollars worth of sand projects go out with the tide. Y... Read More link


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Senator Coburn questions Secretary of State nominee Hillary Clinton

January 16, 2009

Senator Tom Coburn sent a letter to President-elect Obama's nominee to be the next Secretary of State, Senator Hillary Clinton. The letter raises serious U.S. national security concerns about continui... Read More link

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2008: Worst Waste of the Year

December 12, 2008

With billions of taxpayer dollars spent on low-priority and questionable projects, 2008 was a banner year for wasteful Washington spending. 2008: The Worst Waste of the Year highlights more than $1 bi... Read More link


Your Tax Dollars at Work

While millions starve, U.N. diverts scarce funds to produce cookbooks

November 7, 2008

Refugees that escape North Korea and China’s forced repatriation say that they got so desperate for food, they ate the bark off trees. While countless millions like these North Koreans are sta... Read More link
 



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