Sentences with phrase «waste of taxpayer money»

Liberals outspent us 6 to 1 in trying to pass what would have been nothing more that a colossal waste of taxpayer money.
President John Mahama has described as «frivolous waste of taxpayers money» a failed motion by the minority to have a bipartisan committee set up to investigate an issue relating to a Burkinabe allegedly bribing the President.
Village officials in Kiryas Joel on Friday said the decision by the Orange County Legislature to spend $ 200,000 to fight the annexation issue in court is «an irresponsible waste of taxpayer money and a cynical maneuver in direct opposition to the lawful and legal action by two democratically elected boards.»
Practically the entire town gasped in disbelief as Ballard hired Republican County Legislator Frank Sparaco into a «Constituent Services» job that was widely viewed as a complete and utter waste of taxpayer money.
3) BSL is such a huge waste of taxpayer money by spending animal control resources, kenneling spaces, and legal services time defending the law by focusing so many resource on dogs that WERE NOT A PROBLEM.
After Limbaugh went on his smear campaign against Hayhoe — ultimately getting Gingrich to drop a chapter on climate change co-authored by her from his book — Texas Tech was inundated with demands that she be fired for fraudulent waste of taxpayer money and her family received death threats.
But in some ways that's the most amazing thing of all about this extraordinary affair, which must surely represent the biggest peacetime waste of taxpayers money in history, the biggest scientific scandal in history, and the most extravagant and widely promulgated lie in history: the sheer brazenness of these tricksters» enterprise.
It's my opinion that this government has just made it less likely that they will catch terrorists and criminals trying to launder money, not to mention the complete waste of taxpayers money.
The suits, ENTIRELY frivolous, represented an even BIGGER waste of taxpayer money than any of the IRS members» COMMONPLACE spending habits (serIously, government agencies spend taxpayer money — that's how the system works).
ORLAND HILLS — A decision by Orland Park to appeal a court ruling allowing Orland Hills to annex land both towns want has been called «a waste of taxpayers money» by the head of Orland Hills» finance committee.
This comes on the heels of Cuomo's announcement yesterday of a «a wide - ranging investigation into patronage, cronyism and waste of taxpayer money» at the fair and issued subpoenas to several contractors and other «related entities» after receiving a referral from Gov. David Paterson to conduct the probe under Executive Law 63 (B).
It's a waste of the taxpayers money.
«That's a waste of taxpayer money, to start encouraging neighbors to turn on neighbors over the registration of a rifle that's been lawfully held for years, if not decades, without any problems,» Goodell added.
When the inspector general's office audited the $ 8.5 million nationwide storefront program in March 2000, it concluded the effort was poorly thought out, was used only infrequently by the public — a conclusion echoed by Murphy — and was largely a waste of taxpayer money, according to a 2002 New York Times article.
King Sweeney said she supported raises for assistants and acknowledged that many employees are due pay increases or promotions, but she called the number of personnel moves a waste of taxpayer money that also will handcuff the town board for the incoming administration.
«Jeremy Corbyn has made it clear that, under his leadership, never again will this waste of taxpayer money be used to subsidise the profits of shareholders, often based in offshore tax havens,» Mr McDonnell said.
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has launched a probe into the state fair, to look into «patronage, cronyism, and waste of taxpayer money
Sussman also alleges it's a waste of taxpayer money.
Diana, who is expected to announce soon if he'll run for Senate, said Tuesday that the project is unnecessary and a waste of taxpayer money because the county already has its $ 40 million Emergency Services Center.
But those Republicans say that spending public funds on political campaigns is a waste of taxpayer money.
That puts Antonacci at odds with the views of the state Senate's Republican leader, who's said it's a waste of the taxpayers money.
And the county Board of Legislators Democratic Majority Leader Catherine Borgia says the lawsuit is irresponsible and a waste of taxpayer money.
Mr. Krupski went so far earlier this year as to reject spending $ 200,000 of borrowed money for a study that would have looked into the economic impacts the Peconic Bay Estuary offers, something he called a waste of taxpayer money.
Perez Williams released a statement calling any potential lawsuit frivolous and a waste of taxpayer money.
She said such audits are also a waste of taxpayer money since the city is already eager to hire women and minorities.
Clinton and the Democrats call the Benghazi committee's more than $ 4.5 million cost a waste of taxpayer money — waving it off as a partisan witch hunt aimed at hurting the 2016 White House contender.
Conservative Party Leader Mike Long complained that the cost to hold the convention — estimated at $ 50 million to $ 100 million — is a waste of taxpayer money.
After he became a political consultant, he hit upon the idea of framing such research as a waste of taxpayer money.
Such a move would probably be a waste of taxpayer money
Weak student outcomes at many for - profit colleges have drawn the attention of policymakers concerned about the waste of taxpayer money and the impact on students who leave college with debt and no degree.
It's a waste of taxpayer money, and it's not helping teachers and students.»
Giving us a voucher would be a waste of taxpayer money.
The «right» complains they are unresponsive, full of «feather - bedders,» and a waste of taxpayer money.
It's not fair to the animals; it's not fair to the staff at shelters; and it's a waste of taxpayer money.
Fast forward to 2009, and the appeals court agreed with the ruling of defeat, deeming it, again, unconstitutional and a waste of taxpayer money.
My post: A fitting end to a $ 2 million waste of taxpayer money.
Now, they've dug an even deeper hole AND buried themselves in it by claiming that not only will the new CAFE standards be a waste of taxpayer money, they will actually result in people dying!
Two candidates for governor made opposing high speed rail projects in their states a central part of their campaign — Scott Walker in Wisconsin and John Kasich in Ohio both claimed that high speed rail was too expensive, and a waste of taxpayer money.
Sending him to prison is a waste of taxpayer money.
In my opinion, the whole process was a waste of taxpayer money.
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