Hamsters on Steroids and ‘Romantic’ Parrots Part of Rand Paul’s ‘Festivus’ Report of $482 Billion Wasted Federal Spending

Hamsters on Steroids and ‘Romantic’ Parrots Part of Rand Paul’s ‘Festivus’ Report of $482 Billion Wasted Federal Spending
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks during a hearing with the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 3, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Pool/Getty Images
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) recently released “The Festivus Report 2022” detailing what he considers the wasteful spending policies of the Biden administration, including large interest payments on debts, COVID-19 funds granted to ineligible individuals, maintaining empty federal buildings, and more.

“Last Festivus, we lamented over the national debt reaching an astronomical $28.4 trillion. Shockingly, in one short year, the career politicians and bureaucrats in Washington have managed to breeze right past $30 trillion without so much as a second thought,” Paul said in the report (pdf).