Wastebook 2015

Sen. Jeff Flake (R., Ariz.) released his first chronicle of government waste on Tuesday, exposing
billions in egregious and unnecessary federal spending on everything from wine classes for minors to fight clubs for shrimp.

Wastebook: The Farce Awakens, starring “monkeys on treadmills, parties for hipsters, and sheep in microgravity,” continues the tradition of retired Sen. Tom Coburn. The cover for the Star Wars themed report portrays Flake as the Luke Skywalker to Coburn’s Obi Wan.

“As a longtime admirer, former colleague, and friend, it is a great honor, heavy responsibility and awesome privilege to join others, like Senators James Lankford and John McCain, to try to carry forward the Coburn legacy of making those who spend accountable to those who pay tax dollars,” Flake said.

No government agency was spared in Flake’s 286-page report that features 101 examples of waste, from the big ($100 billion in government-wide, improper payments) to the small ($20,000 to “celebrate the piñata” in Baltimore).

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