Tom Coburn actually said...

We are short-term thinkers, not long-term, and we have created tons of problems because of that.

Coburn points out Congress's short-term focus leading to issues.

02/27/2012

More Tom Coburn Quotes

So we are worried about $6.2 billion or so that has been spent?

I would hope that you would take that into consideration. That $1 billion should be applied first to these issues before we give more CDBG m...

Can you assure them that, following what is out there now, they are not going to get dinged in their insurance?

Unless I am prohibited by legislation, I want to look at what you recommended about what we can provide.