5 revelations from 'Federal Fumbles' report: From trans animal experiments to Minnesota fraud schemes

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The federal government wasted millions on transgender animal tests and over $100,000 on lab experiments on beagles in China, according to a new report demanding reforms to hold federal agencies accountable to taxpayers. 

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., released his ninth annual “Federal Fumbles” report earlier this month, which he says “reveals billions of dollars lost to wasteful spending, inefficiencies, fraud, and improper payments.”

“It’s Federal Fumbles season again. My ninth edition takes a hard look at the spending and inefficiencies that leave taxpayers wondering what Washington is doing with their money and why government is not serving them,” Lankford said in a statement. 

“From research projects that raise eyebrows to dollars sent overseas with little oversight to fraud in food programs to shutdowns that cost billions, the pattern is the same. Too often, the federal government is not accountable to the people."

Here are five highlights from Lankford’s latest "Federal Fumbles" report.

Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman

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