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Senator Lankford Unveils $240M Federal Waste in Annual Report

2/2/2026

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Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) released his ninth annual Federal Fumbles report, highlighting federal waste and urging reforms to improve taxpayer value.
He cites a $240 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) study on transgender animal experiments and $53 million in grants for research using human fetal tissue.
He notes $124,000 spent on drug research involving beagles in China and calls for legislative action to prevent similar funding.

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Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) released his ninth annual Federal Fumbles report, highlighting federal waste and urging reforms to improve taxpayer value.
He cites a $240 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) study on transgender animal experiments and $53 million in grants for research using human fetal tissue.
He notes $124,000 spent on drug research involving beagles in China and calls for legislative action to prevent similar funding.