Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 28, 2012
this bill is full of authorizations--I mean, literally, full of authorizations. This is something I have studied and looked at. I have been looking at FEMA for 8 years. We should not wait to do this. Let's do it now. It is common sense. It does not harm anybody. It actually makes us better at what we are trying to do with Federal emergency management.
Said by
Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma
Source
govinfo.gov
Dec 28, 2012

Share

More from Tom Coburn

Jun 15, 2015

I thought that was a pretty good idea, and the homeless groups said, in part, in response, 'Well, if you do that, what the appropriators will do is they will'--let us say we had, like $5 as an example, $5 from all the proceeds of all these…

congress.gov
Jul 13, 2015

Millions of Americans are suffering and dying from untreatable diseases or the lack of better treatment options.

congress.gov
Apr 26, 2016

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.

congress.gov
Apr 26, 2016

I think you ought to offend them all and I think you ought to do what is right.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation