Federal Fumbles 2015

7/23/2019 Federal Fumbles 2015

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http://www.lankford.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-lankford-introduces-taxpayers-right-to-know-act




https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/laws/past/index.html


https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43056.pdf


http://www.nam.org/Data-and-Reports/Cost-of-Federal-Regulations/Federal-Regulation-Executive-Summary.pdf


https://cei.org/10KC

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http://www.arts.virginia.gov/grants/pdf/GRANTS2012.pdf




https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/05/06/national-endowment-for-the-arts-awards-74-million-in-grants/

http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-silenced-shakespeare-in-washington-1436825550?alg=y

http://taxfoundation.org/article/tax-freedom-day-2015-april-24th

http://taxfoundation.org/article/tax-freedom-day-2015-april-24th

http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-silenced-shakespeare-in-washington-1436825550?alg=y

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http://freebeacon.com/issues/cms-secretive-settlement/


http://cagw.org/media/press-releases/cagw-slams-cms-secretive-settlement-payments-13-billion-improper-hospital






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http://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/622610/statement-on-syria?source=GovDelivery

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/price-for-syrian-rebels-4-million-each-119858#ixzz3fUdhZp5s

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/09/politics/us-syria-rebels-arms-program-suspended/

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/09/politics/us-syria-rebels-arms-program-suspended/

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/price-for-syrian-rebels-4-million-each-119858#ixzz3fUdhZp5s

http://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/622610/statement-on-syria?source=GovDelivery

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https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/12/01/2014-27833/food-labeling-nutrition-labeling-of-standard-menu-items-in-restaurants-and-similar-retail-food


http://thehill.com/regulation/healthcare/225250-fda-rolls-out-obamacare-menu-labeling-regs


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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/07/15/more-than-600000-dollars-in-yemeni-military-aid-found-in-a-virginia-warehouse/

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http://www.rpc.senate.gov/policy-papers/obamacares-embarrassing-and-costly-state-exchange-flops



http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R43066?/pages/Reports.aspx?PRODCODE=R43066&Source=search&source=search



http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R43066?/pages/Reports.aspx?PRODCODE=R43066&Source=search&source=search





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http://www.wsj.com/articles/obamacare-undercover-1438386617

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https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/inspections/SIGAR-15-30-IP.pdf


http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/04/22/afghan-watchdog-finds-that-if-you-build-it-they-wont-necessarily-come-sigar-kandahar/







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https://www.usac.org/about/tools/fcc/filings/2015/q4.aspx

https://www.usac.org/about/tools/fcc/filings/2015/Q4/LI08%20Lifeline%20Subscribers%20by%20State%20or%20Jurisdiction%20-%20January%202015%20through%20June%202015.xlsx

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/419868/fcc-should-fix-not-expand-broken-obamaphone-program-ajit-pai




https://www.usac.org/about/tools/fcc/filings/2015/Q4/LI08%20Lifeline%20Subscribers%20by%20State%20or%20Jurisdiction%20-%20January%202015%20through%20June%202015.xlsx

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http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdamediafb?contentid=2015/06/0166.xml&printable=true&contentidonly=true

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http://americanactionforum.org/regulation-review/white-collar-overtime-expansion


http://americanactionforum.org/research/overtime-pay-expansion-who-will-the-dols-new-rule-impact



http://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/NPRM2015/OT-NPRM.pdf








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http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R44176?source=search#_Toc429041158

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-subsidized-essential-air-service-waste-of-taxpayer-money-some-say/

https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/Status%20report-%24200%20compliance-Sep2015.pdf

http://www.kctv5.com/story/28189761/investigation-finds-taxpayers-fund-nearly-empty-flights


https://www.cbo.gov/budget-options/2014/49724




http://www.kctv5.com/story/28189761/investigation-finds-taxpayers-fund-nearly-empty-flights

https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/Status%20report-%24200%20compliance-Sep2015.pdf

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-subsidized-essential-air-service-waste-of-taxpayer-money-some-say/

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http://www.state.gov/r/cscc/

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