Tom Coburn actually said...

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

"If you don't know what you want, you are not any different than the agency that is passing a grant out there."

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

"I agree. We don't know the depths and the intents."