Watchdog Exposes $15.3 Billion in Congressional Waste
Congress has stealthily packed $15.3 billion worth of earmarks into its 2019 fiscal year budgets despite its moratorium on the practice, according to a new report.
Government Waste
Feds Pay Millions for Lobster Tail, Booze, Toys in End of Year Spending Binge
Federal agencies billed taxpayers millions for lobster tail, alcohol, standing desks, golf carts, and more frivolous expenditures before budgets ran out at the end of the fiscal year.
Feds Spending $1,489,703 Studying Sleep Habits at Mexico Border
The National Institutes of Health is spending roughly $1.5 million on a study of the sleep habits of Mexican Americans living along the U.S. border.
Feds Spend $228,636 to Find Out Why Obese Lesbians Binge Eat
The National Institutes of Health is spending over $200,000 to figure out why obese lesbians binge eat.
Feds Spend $453,592 Giving Financial Support to Transgender Women
The National Institutes of Health is spending over $450,000 to provide transgender women of color financial tips and “gender transition supports.”
Feds Spend $246,070 Getting Kids to Stop ‘Emotional Eating’ by Meditating
The National Institutes of Health is spending roughly $250,000 in an attempt to train kids to meditate so they do not engage in “emotional eating.”
Taxpayers Funded Shrinks Who Deem Masculinity Harmful to Health
Taxpayers helped finance research used by the American Psychological Association to label traditional masculinity harmful.
Feds Spending $18,000 for LGBT Pride Film Festival in Mumbai
The State Department is planning to spend $18,000 on an LGBT film festival in Mumbai to “promote gender inclusiveness.”
Feds Spend $1,788,748 on Virtual Reality Game for Young Gay Men
The National Institutes of Health is spending over $1.7 million on a virtual reality game for young men who have sex with men.
State, Local Subsidies to Columbus Soccer Stadium Dubbed ‘Corporate Welfare’
A $54 million Ohio spending bill will include $15 million in taxpayer money earmarked to subsidize a soccer stadium near downtown Columbus for the city’s Major League Soccer team, the Columbus Crew. The stadium is a $230 million project and is also being subsidized by Franklin County and the City of Columbus to the tune of $50 million each.
