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The most ridiculous projects the government funded in 2017

Joe PerticoneNov 29, 2017, 00:57 IST

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Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, a Republican, released his annual "Federal Fumbles" report highlighting the many areas he and other deficit hawks say are wasteful government projects.

Lankford releases the report each year, keeping the tradition set by his predecessor, former Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn.

The report details odd projects funded by taxpayers, mostly through grants to various government agencies. While Lankford's report outlined scores of random projects amassing $473.6 billion in spending, here are some of the most peculiar ones.