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More than a TRILLION tax dollars wasted on government spending

On Capitol Hill, the debate over spending cuts rages on. In the midst of it is one senator who has been documenting what he views as "government waste" for years. Now, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is out with a new report he hopes can be a guide for the government. In it, he points to a $12 million federal grant given to help build a pickleball complex in Las Vegas. While pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the nation, Sen. Paul doesn't think that warrants tax dollars to help it. "I've played pickleball. Everybody loves pickleball, but really the federal government‘s got no business being in pickleball business," he said, in an interview with The National News Desk Thursday. It’s one of dozens of grievances he airs in this year’s Festivus report, named for the fictional holiday from the TV Show Seinfeld, in which those who participate air their grievances. The report highlights more than a trillion dollars of what he calls "wasteful spending by both parties." He once again focuses on the $90 billion that's been spent for the construction and maintenance of the Littoral Combat Ship program, despite the vessel's flaws and failures over the years. Millions more were spent to conduct scientific experiments on cats. Additionally, $2.1 million was sent to help Paraguay secure its border. "It’s the wrong border," Paul said. "Nobody in the United States thinks they're voting to send money to Paraguay so they can control their border. Meanwhile, our border is wide open.” Sen. Paul said he hopes President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will lead to far more government spending cuts but acknowledges at the end of the day Congress holds the power of the purse. "You can’t expect the government we get better people because the history of government is not having people who are concerned with the taxpayer dollars. You have to give the bureaucrats less money to make them wiser in their decisions," he said. _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: WOAI on Instagram:   / news4sa   WOAI on Facebook:   / news4sa   WOAI on Twitter:   / news4sa   Subscribe to WOAI on YouTube:    / @woaivideo   Daily News Playlist:    • WOAI 4 San Antonio Daily News Digest   For more information, visit https://news4sanantonio.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 210.442-6397 WOAI is a TX based station and an NBC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #WOAI #NEWS4SA #NEWS4SanAntonio #WOAI4 #SanAntonio