On the recordJune 22, 2009
We haven't made priorities. They are wasteful projects. Most of us don't want to steal future from our grandkids to be able to do something that's really stupid right now.
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transcripts.cnn.comTom Coburn: “We haven't made priorities. They are wasteful projects. Most of us don't want to steal future from our grandkids to be…”
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Senator Tom Coburn critiques the use of stimulus funds for projects he considers wasteful, specifically referencing a turtle tunnel.
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