Rand Paul’s Festivus Report Flags $1.6 Trillion in Federal Waste

By Molly Parks | Washington Examiner

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) released his annual “Festivus Report” on Tuesday, spotlighting over $1.6 trillion in wasteful government spending.

Between discovering Veterans Affairs cash spent on teaching teenage ferrets how to binge drink to discovering $14.6 million spent on having monkeys play a Price Is Right-like video game, the Kentucky fiscal hawk bared all the quirky government waste on Tuesday.

“No matter how much taxpayer money Washington burns through, politicians can’t help but demand more. Fiscal responsibility may not be the most crowded road, but it’s one I’ve walked year after year — and this holiday season will be no different. So, before we get to the Feats of Strength, it’s time for my Airing of (Spending) Grievances,” Paul wrote in the report.

The report is a government savings spoof on the Dec. 23rd anti-commercialism, secular holiday popularized by Frank Costanza on Seinfeld. Paul’s 2025 Festivus report is his 11th edition of the spending report card.

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