Political Quotes

Thomas Coburn

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Jun 10, 2014

But, the way to find out if things are working is to have metrics on the things.

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Jun 9, 2014

I believe he should be prosecuted, I believe Judge Andrus should be prosecuted, and I believe Mr. Conn should be prosecuted.

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Jun 9, 2014

I am all for funding a real CDR at adequate levels, but you are fixing the wrong problem.

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Jun 9, 2014

If we are going to spend money, let us spend money on helping people become productive members of society.

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Jun 9, 2014

We have got to fix it, because the people who truly are disabled in this country are depending on this system, and it is belly up in a year.

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Jun 9, 2014

We have to ask them to do that. And I am truly frustrated.

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Jun 9, 2014

Can it be done for less? Can it be done under the realization that this country is in trouble financially?

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Jun 9, 2014

If you put somebody in disability that is not truly disabled, what you did is put a ceiling on their ability to achieve, perform, grow, succeed.

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Jun 9, 2014

Well, I think, to some extent. But remember, you have had this swelling application because we have created the predicate that it is so easy to get disability.

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Jun 9, 2014

Here is the answer: If we write a reform bill on Social Security, we have to be very specific about what we expect.

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Jun 9, 2014

The fact is the system is broken. We are not following the guidelines.

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