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| https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-lankford-releases-federal-government-waste-report | Senator Lankford Releases Federal Government Waste Report | 2017-11-27 | 2017 | 2017-11 | Republican | House | OK | James Lankford | L000575 | www.lankford.senate.gov | legacy | 11.27.17 Senator Lankford Releases Federal Government Waste Report WASHINGTON, DC – During a press conference, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today released his annual government waste and solutions report. This is the third volume of Lankford’s book entitled, Federal Fumbles: 100 ways the government dropped the ball. The report lists $473.6 billion in wasteful and inefficient federal spending and solutions to each of the examples of government waste. The current federal debt is $20.49 trillion. The one-year deficit for Fiscal Year 2017 was $666 billion. “During 2017, we’ve worked to roll back wasteful spending and a number of harmful and burdensome regulations from the two previous Federal Fumbles reports,” said Lankford. “The outrageous federal deficit remains too high. Unfortunately, Washington, DC seems to be distracted and the deficit has started increasing again. Our $20 trillion national debt will continue to increase until we implement spending cuts, government reforms, and create a healthy economy. This Federal Fumbles report provides commonsense examples of ways to limit our spending and fix government inefficiency. Every American should have access to how their tax dollars are spent. Congress should pass my Taxpayers Right to Know Act to give each American the opportunity to see how their hard-earned tax dollars are spent.” CLICK HERE to access the full report. CLICK HERE for a summary of the report. CLICK HERE to watch Senator Lankford's press conference. ### Print Email Tweet Previous Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |