Tom Coburn actually said...

We are well intentioned. You are well intentioned. But we do not give people the authority to do what we ask them to do.

Coburn emphasizes the lack of authority given to implement changes effectively.

06/10/2013

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You need to know what you want before you write it, what you intend and what you expect.

Regulations are killing our country. That is not partisan.

Well, it is because we are lazy legislators. What we decide is we will pass a bill and grant maximum flexibility to the bureaucracy.

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