From Federal News Radio talked with fiscal conservative, Sen. Tom Coburn. You can hear the interview here.
Even with across-the-board cuts forcing agencies to downsize their budgets, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) says too many agencies are still spending money on wasteful, unnecessary or unimportant programs.
“Should we be spending money on lower priority things, when higher priority things that really make a big difference in individuals’ lives, or in the defense of our country or the security of our nation, are lacking? And that’s my question,” Coburn said in an interview Friday on In Depth with Francis Rose.
Setting priorities — something the federal government has largely been unable to do.
