Post by bugsy on Feb 4, 2008 19:33:28 GMT -5
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As part of my commitment to question how Washington spends your money, I plan to release a series of oversight reports on federal agencies. My hope is that this effort will assist federal agencies and those of us in Congress overseeing their budgets, to reign in wasteful spending, to demand measurable results from programs and grantees, and to reevaluate current spending before asking Congress and taxpayers to send more.
I hope that agencies and other congressional committees alike will welcome this oversight and work with us to help identify even more areas of waste, fraud, and abuse and new ways to better prioritize our nation’s limited financial resources. As this report notes, “CDC Off Center” was not produced because of any personal animosity against the CDC, nor the good people it employs. As a practicing physician, I have consulted CDC’s experts and materials to help me successfully treat my patients, and I value the good work it is capable of doing. Unfortunately in
many areas, CDC is just one among many federal agencies that I believe is not properly living up to its own mission.
For some reason, the federal government has a difficult time prioritizing spending and demanding measurable results from those entrusted with billions of hardearned tax dollars to help carry out its crucial missions. I believe that you, the
American taxpayer, deserve better. As President Lincoln said, we are a “government of the people, by the people, for the
people” and to uphold that principle we need your help. As part of my ongoing effort to shine the light on the federal government, I encourage anyone with examples of government waste, fraud, or abuse to let us know about it. To submit a tip (anonymously, if you wish) through the Internet, please visit my tip
page: coburn.senate.gov/ffm/index.cfm?FuseAction=SubmitATip.Home.
Or to submit a tip by mail to my subcommittee office, please mail to:
Senator Tom Coburn
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and
International Security
340 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
With your help we can begin making a difference and change the way Washington
works.
Sincerely,
Tom Coburn, M.D.
United States Senator
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