The arc duplicates dozens of federal, state, and local programs. Wastebook, earmarks, and congress power of the purse. Senator jeff flakes war on small animals and sound science. Interns in congressional offices often work out of small storage areas or spaces cleared out of a closet they do not get sent to resorts and spas for a week on the taxpayers dime. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. How donald trump came between mike pence and jeff flake. While the bca was successful in limiting spending, it was anathema to the members of the house and senate appropriations committees. The annual, lengthy account features 100 examples of federal costs. Citizens against government wastes cagw 2019 congressional pig book exposes 282. The senate has 100 members, 2 from each state, who are elected to serve for a term of 6 years. Arizona senator jeff flake released his annual 200page catalogue of. Wastebook, a 200page catalogue of any government spending on science deemed by. But theres one glaring problem with flakes publishings.
Jeff flake, rarizona, author of the new book conscience of a conservative. Jeff flake on wasteful government spending youtube. Hoping to catch egregious spending lurking in federal budgets, senator jeff flake raz released wastebook. In november 2018, flake was one of twelve republican senators to sign a letter to president trump requesting the united statesmexicocanada agreement be submitted to congress by the end of the month to allow a vote on it before the end of the year as they were concerned passage of the usmca as negotiated will become significantly more difficult if having to be approved through the incoming 116th united states congress.
Arizona senator jeff flake r presents himself as a crusader for responsible federal spending. This conference is yet another example of the gsas wasteful spending habits and lack of oversight. Get the latest on government spending, taxes, health care and more in one daily. Jeff flake of arizona, one of president donald trumps most prominent republican critics in the chamber, announced tuesday that he will not run for reelection in 2018. Senator jeff flake presents wastebook porkemon go january 2017. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more ways. It seems safe to say that senator jeff flakes new antitrump. Which leads us to senator jeff flakes new book, whose title is also the conscience of a conservative and while the flake book is a publicityseeking ripoff of goldwaters title it has.
Among the fifty examples of egregious federal spending uncovered in flakes 2017. In honor of the release of the new star wars movie, senator jeff flake r. Senator flake holds degrees in international relations and political science from brigham young university. Citizens against government waste s cagw 2019 congressional pig book exposes 282 earmarks, an increase of 21. Jeff flake, who inherited the wastebook when coburn retired after the 2014 edition, is certainly trying hard.
Republican senator jeff flake from arizona released his 2016 wastebook report detailing wasteful spending in government agencies. Arizona senator jeff flake joins cbsn to discuss government spending and concerns about trump as the. Nsf is the primary source of federal funding for nonmedical basic research, providing. Jeff flake on wasteful government spending cbs news. Flake just secured another win to reduce wasteful spending, this time. Compiled by arizona senator jeff flake highlighting more than 100 government funded studies grants and. Arizona senator jeff flake releases 2016 wastebook. The farce awakens report authored by senator jeff flakeis.
Citizens against government waste president thomas schatz discusses the findings of his. These are among more than 100 descriptions of what senator jeff flake, republican of arizona, deems wasteful federal spending in wastebook. Jeff flake, who inherited the wastebook when coburn retired after the. Arizona senator jeff flake condemns president trumps. Arizona republican senator jeff flake, who is retiring at the end of his current term, takes to the senate floor to condemn president trumps attacks on. Republican senator jeff flake rails against trump, but to what end. House of representatives make up the two chambers of congress. Flake argues these points in his new book conscience of a conservative, which is making waves in the political world for its lengthy, harsh critique of president trump. None of this is to say that the wastebook doesnt identify some pretty iffy government projects.
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