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On the recordAugust 23, 2007
The prime example that the government is broken. And how do we fix that? You fix that by integrity and being confident that you will do what you say will do. And the American people said, you have been telling us this.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn comments on the dysfunction of government and emphasizes the need for integrity in fulfilling promises to the American people.

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