It’s Throwback Thursday!
In 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spent $106 million on a new 202,000 square foot global communications center in Atlanta, Georgia.
The new structure included a conference center, visitor’s center, information center, and a media services facility. It was named after U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), who was the ranking member on the appropriations committee (which funded the CDC).
U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) released an oversight report “CDC Off Center” that showcased the wasteful spending. The Wall Street Journal called the facility the CDC’s “Taj Mahal.”
The CDC spared no expense, including a sculpture of a “woman” made from vegetables.
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