202 pages detailing the government's wasteful spending; focusing on 100 examples.
Introduction ...... 1
1. The most unproductive and unpopular Congress in modern history ? (Congress) $132 million ....... 4
2. Professional sports loophole ? (Taxes) $91 million ....... 7
3. OH SNAP! Junk food, luxury drinks, soap operas, and billions of dollars in improper food stamp payments ? (Department of Agriculture) $4.5 billion ...... 10
4. Oklahoma keeps unused airport open to collect federal checks ? (OK) $450,000 ...... 13
5. Moroccan pottery classes ? (U.S. Agency for International Development) $27 million ...... 15
6. Out-of-this-world Martian food tasting ? (HI) $947,000 ........ 17
7. When robot squirrels attack ? (CA) $325,000 ....... 20
8. USDA?s caviar dreams ? (ID) $300,000 ....... 22
9. Bailed out tourist boat sinking private business ? (AK) $3.3 million ...... 24
10. Phantom, unused grant accounts draw fees ? (Department of Health and Human Services) $2 million ...... 28
Here's part of his first example:
1) The most unproductive and unpopular Congress in modern history does nothing while America struggles ? (Congress) $132 million
Persistent unemployment. Insurmountable debt. Mounting war casualties. The challenges facing our nation have rarely been so dire for so long. Yet, never before in recent history have our elected leaders in Washington worked less and been more lax in addressing our nation?s problems. Congress is ?on pace to make history [for] the least productive legislative year? since 1947, with just 61 bills passed and made law in 2012 to date. ?Even taking into account bills the House and Senate are expected to pass in the upcoming lame-duck session, the current Congress could easily have the lowest level of legislative activity since statistics began being tabulated,? according to the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call.
The The inability of Congress to get things done has resulted in the lowest public approval in the nearly four decades the rating has been measured by Gallup. A stunning 83 percent disapprove of ?the way Congress is doing its job.? The poor ratings given Congress are consistent across the political spectrum with approval from only nine percent of Democrats, 11 percent of Independents, and 10 percent of Republicans. During these contentious times, Americans find so much to disagree about, yet almost everyone agrees Congress is failing to do its job.
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Introduction ...... 1
1. The most unproductive and unpopular Congress in modern history ? (Congress) $132 million ....... 4
2. Professional sports loophole ? (Taxes) $91 million ....... 7
3. OH SNAP! Junk food, luxury drinks, soap operas, and billions of dollars in improper food stamp payments ? (Department of Agriculture) $4.5 billion ...... 10
4. Oklahoma keeps unused airport open to collect federal checks ? (OK) $450,000 ...... 13
5. Moroccan pottery classes ? (U.S. Agency for International Development) $27 million ...... 15
6. Out-of-this-world Martian food tasting ? (HI) $947,000 ........ 17
7. When robot squirrels attack ? (CA) $325,000 ....... 20
8. USDA?s caviar dreams ? (ID) $300,000 ....... 22
9. Bailed out tourist boat sinking private business ? (AK) $3.3 million ...... 24
10. Phantom, unused grant accounts draw fees ? (Department of Health and Human Services) $2 million ...... 28
Here's part of his first example:
1) The most unproductive and unpopular Congress in modern history does nothing while America struggles ? (Congress) $132 million
Persistent unemployment. Insurmountable debt. Mounting war casualties. The challenges facing our nation have rarely been so dire for so long. Yet, never before in recent history have our elected leaders in Washington worked less and been more lax in addressing our nation?s problems. Congress is ?on pace to make history [for] the least productive legislative year? since 1947, with just 61 bills passed and made law in 2012 to date. ?Even taking into account bills the House and Senate are expected to pass in the upcoming lame-duck session, the current Congress could easily have the lowest level of legislative activity since statistics began being tabulated,? according to the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call.
The The inability of Congress to get things done has resulted in the lowest public approval in the nearly four decades the rating has been measured by Gallup. A stunning 83 percent disapprove of ?the way Congress is doing its job.? The poor ratings given Congress are consistent across the political spectrum with approval from only nine percent of Democrats, 11 percent of Independents, and 10 percent of Republicans. During these contentious times, Americans find so much to disagree about, yet almost everyone agrees Congress is failing to do its job.
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http://www.coburn.senate.gov/public...&File_id=b7b23f66-2d60-4d5a-8bc5-8522c7e1a40e