Stimulus Slammed: Republican Senators Release Report Alleging Waste

Sens. Coburn, McCain Rip Stimulus Spending 'Waste'; Defenders Question Report's Details
Aug. 3, 2010

The Obama administration has credited its $862 billion stimulus program with pulling the economy out of the worst recession since the Great Depression. But a new report by two Republican senators argues the stimulus is riddled with wasteful projects that do not create jobs.
Republican senators highlight 100 projects that they say waste taxpayer dollars.The report, released by Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and John McCain, R-Ariz., highlights 100 stimulus projects that they say have "questionable goals," are "being mismanaged or were poorly planned" and are even "costing jobs and hurting small businesses." the rest

Includes:

1. Forest Service to Replace Windows in Visitor Center Closed in 2007 (Amboy, WA) -
$554,763

2. “Dance Draw” - Interactive Dance Software Development (Charlotte, NC) - $762,372

3. North Shore Connector to Professional Sports Stadiums, Casino (Pittsburgh, PA) - $62 million

4. FEMA Stalls Two Texas Fire Stations More Than a Year, Increases Costs (San Antonio, TX)
- $7.3 million

5. Abandoned Train Station Converted Into Museum (Glassboro, NJ) - $1.2 million

6. Ants Talk. Taxpayers Listen (San Francisco, CA) - $1.9 million

7. Stimulus Project Threatens Pastor’s House (Newark, OH) - $1.8 million

8. Old Abandoned Iron Furnace Gets Facelift after Money Squandered on Same Project YearsBefore (Fitchburg, KY) – $357,710

9. Power Plant Construction Won’t Start for at Least Two Years (Kern County, CA) - $308million

10. Town Replaces New Sidewalks With Newer Sidewalks That Lead to Ditch (Boynton, OK) -$89,298

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