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
courage people courageous
You have to be courageous to not spend money, ... and we don't have many people who have that courage..
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We're gonna put $456 million to go to an island of 50 people? You know...The bridge to nowhere. And this is right after Katrina happened. And so I offer an amendment to take that money from Alaska and repair the stuff in Louisiana.
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One poll showed that Americans have a higher opinion of witches, the IRS and hemorrhoids than Congress
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Matter of fact, the interesting friendships are the ones that are divergent.
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My relationship with Barack Obama isn't based on my political philosophy or his.
backs children easy pass pay
We're going to do the easy thing. We should pay for this, ... We should pass this bill, but we should not pass it on the backs of our children and grandchildren.
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The process is broken. It's more about how you feed your re-election cycle than doing what is in the best interest of the country.
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We need real leadership, Democrat, Republican and independent to stand up and say, we have to live within our means.
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The Pentagon can't even audit its own books. It doesn't even know where its money is going. And we refuse to have the tough forces go on the Pentagon so that at least they are efficient with the money they're spending.
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the presence of them certainly designates life and to say it otherwise, logically, is schizophrenic.
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We won't grow at 40 percent. We'll grow at 39 percent and when you talk about that, it changes the whole perspective,
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We want judges who are well qualified. Ginsburg was confirmed with 96 votes. . . . I would hate to see a double standard,