On the recordJune 21, 2007
Well, they lied to the American public.
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Senator Tom Coburn criticizes Congress for not following through on promises to change spending practices.
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Right now, the unfunded liabilities of this country, with its debt, are $142 trillion.
That is not partisan. That is just due to the fact that there is not a commitment to reconciliation and working together to get things done.
I just do not think it works. And I want to be humane. We have a moral obligation to the least of these, folks who do not have a place to live, but there has got to be a better way to do this.
I think you ought to offend them all and I think you ought to do what is right.