We, as Members of Congress, don't know what is going on, and in our desire to please and to meet compassionately a need, we do try to act, but we act without knowledge because we haven't done the oversight.
Coburn highlights the lack of oversight in Congress leading to uninformed actions.
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You beat the crap out of them when something goes wrong, so their underlying statement is never do what is best when you can do what is safe.
I think we are very fortunate where we find ourselves today, whether that is because of our lack of knowledge or because of our knowledge.
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