Sen. Tom Coburn M.D.

Sen. Tom Coburn M.D.

@TomCoburn

Senator from Oklahoma, fighting against wasteful Washington spending

Washington, DC · http://coburn.senate.gov/

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Best thing that could happen tmrw is we send ppl here who care more about the country than their political party.

Amplification: while the grant was $11,700, $365 went to the Star Wars Day event. See pages 34-35 of the report:

Moroccan pottery classes, "Robosquirrel", tax loopholes for NFL & more paid for by your tax $. Wastebook2012 out today:

entry No. 51: Return of the Jedi? $11,700 federal grant for "Star Wars Day" event at Massachusetts public library.

My upcoming highlights gov't waste across the US. See wasteful spending in your state? Submit it here:

2012 entry No. 46: this year, taxpayers paid $505,000 to promote specialty hair and beauty products for cats and dogs.

As promised, here's a sneak peak of 2012. Entry #86: $25,000 went to the Alabama Watermelon Queen tour in 2012.

We're set to spend $3.6T this yr. Waste is overflowing & it's time to take out the trash. Wastebook 2012 coming next wk

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