Tom Coburn
Tom Coburn
Thomas Allen "Tom" Coburnis an American politician and medical doctor. A member of the Republican Party, he was the junior United States Senator from Oklahoma...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 March 1948
CityCasper, WY
CountryUnited States of America
sacrifice agency president
I'm disappointed . . . that the president has not done more to demand that Congress and other federal agencies make the same sacrifices millions of Americans are already making. There is no charity without sacrifice.
courage people courageous
You have to be courageous to not spend money, ... and we don't have many people who have that courage..
believe government white
It is inexcusable for the White House and Congress to not even make the effort to find at least some offsets to this new spending, ... No one in America believes the federal government is operating at peak efficiency and can't tighten its belt.
years care three
There will be no insurance industry left in three years.
decision balance gone
We've gone down a road to which we don't have the answers for. That's why we have the schizophrenic decisions coming out of the Supreme Court that don't balance logically with one versus another decision.
real cutting issues
Welfare reform happened with reconciliation; half the Democrats voted for it. The Bush tax cuts happened with reconciliation; twelve Democratic Senators voted for it. You didn't have a real partisan issue on those times that it was used
dream children believe
I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for our children and grandchildren.
country thoughtful issues
The danger of what's happening right now in terms of using reconciliation is, the purpose of the Senate is going to be defeated. And that is to bring consensus to big issues in this country so that we have a reasoned and thoughtful approach and that the American public buys into it.
justice definitions want
I asked Chief Justice John Roberts about this definition of life - you know, what is life? The Supreme Court can't figure it out or doesn't want us to figure it out; the fact that we know that there is no life if there's no heartbeat and brainwaves.
care health-care dies
You're going to die sooner.
sunshine government practice
An easily accessible and transparent database of contract information will bring sunshine into the confusing and sometimes shadowy practice of government contracting.
country gay thinking
The gay community has infiltrated the very centers of power in every area across this country, and they wield extreme power… That agenda is the greatest threat to our freedom that we face today. Why do you think we see the rationalization for abortion and multiple sexual partners? That's a gay agenda.
men thinking ted-kennedy
I'm very disturbed at the picture that was painted by Senator Ted Kennedy that Samuel Alito is not a man of his word, that he is dishonest. The implication that he is not reliable I don't think is a fair characterization of what I've read.
people care bills
The American people will be appalled to learn the health care bill exempts (congressional) leadership and committee staff.