Budget & Tax

Senator Lankford Releases "Federal Fumbles"

December 1, 2015

Jonathan Small

Senator James Lankford released “Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways the Government Dropped the Ball” during a press conference on Monday in Washington, D.C.

The football-themed report details 100 wasteful federal projects —representing $105 Billion in federal spending, and about $800 Billion in regulatory impact to the economy.

One of the federal projects mentioned is a $43 Million gas station. From 2011-2014, the Department of Defense Task Force for Business and Stability Operations spent $43 million to build a compressed natural gas station in Afghanistan. Not only was the station rarely used, it is no longer in operation.

As we work to highlight the wasteful spending here in Oklahoma, we’re thankful Senator Lankford is tackling this issue at a national level.

Full report: “Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways the Government Dropped the Ball”