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Wasteful spending on "Orwellian cat experiments" and more highlighted in annual Festivus report

The article from MSN discusses the annual "Festivus Report" released by Senator Rand Paul, which highlights what he considers to be wasteful government spending. This year's report, titled "The Festivus Report: 100 Ways the Government Wasted Your Money," points out various instances of what Paul describes as frivolous expenditures. Among the examples cited are $1.5 million spent on studying the effects of catnip on cats, which Paul labels as "Orwellian cat experiments," and other expenditures like $2.7 million for a study on the impact of alcohol on fish, and $33.2 million for unused military equipment. The report also criticizes spending on items like Barbie dolls for research, a study on the impact of a single grape on a monkey's behavior, and funding for a study on how methamphetamine affects the sex drive of Japanese quail. Senator Paul uses this report to argue for fiscal responsibility and to highlight what he sees as a lack of oversight in federal spending.

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