Tom Coburn actually said...

"We take a series of commonsense steps to identify and prevent fraud and waste in Medicare and Medicaid."

"I believe a lot more work needs to be done to identify, recover and prevent improper payments."

"There is now a companion bill in the House led by Congressman Peter Roskam and Congressman Carney from Delaware."

"I believe the decision is between protecting privacy and promoting commerce, and I think we ought to be able to figure out how to do both."