Senator Tom Coburn, M.D.Senator John McCain
100 stimulus projects that give taxpayers the blues
August 2010
Summertime Blues
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Cover Photo: Interior windows at the now-closed Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center overlooking Mount St. Helens.
Courtesy of theNational Park Service
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Table of Contents
Introduction
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Forest Service to Replace Windows in Visitor Center Closed in 2007 (Amboy, WA) -$554,763
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“Dance Draw” - Interactive Dance Software Development (Charlotte, NC) - $762,372
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North Shore Connector to Professional Sports Stadiums, Casino (Pittsburgh, PA) - $62million
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FEMA Stalls Two Texas Fire Stations More Than a Year, Increases Costs (San Antonio, TX)- $7.3 million .....................................................................................................................................................
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Abandoned Train Station Converted Into Museum (Glassboro, NJ) - $1.2 million
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Ants Talk. Taxpayers Listen (San Francisco, CA) - $1.9 million
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Stimulus Project Threatens Pastor’s House (Newark, OH) - $1.8 million
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Old Abandoned Iron Furnace Gets Facelift after Money Squandered on Same Project YearsBefore (Fitchburg, KY) – $357,710
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Power Plant Construction Won’t Start for at Least Two Years (Kern County, CA) - $308million
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Town Replaces New Sidewalks With Newer Sidewalks That Lead to Ditch (Boynton, OK) -$89,298
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Summertime Blues 100 Stimulus Projects That Give Taxpayers the Blues
U.S. Senators Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) and John McCain (R-AZ) today released a new oversight report: “Summertime Blues: 100 Stimulus Projects that Give Taxpayers the Blues.” The report, a third in a series, highlights questionable stimulus…
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