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Tom Coburn
@tomcoburn· Republican · OK· Mar 22, 2010

If you take this money, here is what you have to do to comply.

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Tom Coburn
@tomcoburn· Republican · OK· Mar 22, 2010

As a matter of fact, this will be the second year that we do not have a report.

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Tom Coburn
@tomcoburn· Republican · OK· Mar 22, 2010

If it is a law, it ought to get done and it ought to get followed.

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Tom Coburn
@tomcoburn· Republican · OK· Mar 22, 2010

If we are not going to do sub-awards and sub-grantees, there is no reason to have the site in the first place.

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Tom Cole
@tomcole· Republican · OK· Mar 21, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose this rule and the underlying legislation. Frankly, this rule sets a deplorable precedent, deplorable in terms of limiting Member participation and silencing millions of voters whom they represent. This…

Congressional Record · 2010-03-21
Tom Cole
@tomcole· Republican · OK· Mar 20, 2010

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today to offer what I believe is a noncontroversial amendment that would amend the Public Lands Service Corps Act to allow the Secretaries to enter into arrangements with…

Congressional Record · 2010-03-20
Tom Cole
@tomcole· Republican · OK· Mar 20, 2010

Madam Speaker, I have an amendment made in order under the rule at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amendment No. 2 printed in part C of House Report…

Congressional Record · 2010-03-20
Tom Cole
@tomcole· Republican · OK· Mar 20, 2010

I thank the gentleman very much, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, I urge all Members to vote ``yes'' on this amendment. Again, this is a simple modification that will allow Native American tribes to enter into…

Congressional Record · 2010-03-20
Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of Wednesday, March 17, 2010.)

Congressional Record · 2010-03-18
Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

Mr. President, I call up a second-degree amendment No. 3459 and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Inhofe] proposes an…

Congressional Record · 2010-03-18
Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

Madam President, in 5 minutes we will be voting on an amendment I have. I have explained the amendment several times. I first introduced it as S. 3095, the Honest Expenditure and Limitation Program Act of 2010. Let me say what it is. We…

Congressional Record · 2010-03-18
Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

Mr. President, the regular order is amendment No. 3475? The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is the regular order. The Senator has the right to call the regular order. Amendment No. 3549 to Amendment No. 3475 (Purpose: To reduce the deficit by…

Congressional Record · 2010-03-18
Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

Madam President, the reason I proposed the previous amendment is because it would do something about the runaway spending and the deficit we have. It would have had the effect of reducing just under $1 trillion in a 10-year period. This…

Congressional Record · 2010-03-18
Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

All right. Well, Madam President, I will go ahead and take my minute. This amendment is something that would reduce expenditures, do something about the deficit. I know there are a lot of my Democratic friends and Republican friends alike…

Congressional Record · 2010-03-18
Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

Madam President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 4(g)3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, I move to waive all applicable sections of those acts and applicable budget resolutions for the…

Congressional Record · 2010-03-18
Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

Mr. President, this is a fairly simple bill. I have spoken on the floor several times about this bill. As I made very clear before, and there is no sense debating it now, I have been opposed to some of the moratoria we have been talking…

Congressional Record · 2010-03-18
Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 17, 2010

As we make decisions for the next surface transportation bill we will need to keep asking ourselves, 'What is the Federal role?'

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