Tom Coburn actually said...

"I think we better be well prepared to defend the Option ARM portfolio."

"They don't carry the force of law. He doesn't have to carry them out. So he said get rid of them or I'll start not carrying them out. And that's a very plain message he sent to Congress."

"I don't know. I am certainly supportive of it. I will drive it through the subcommittee."

"Nobody would run their household this way. No business runs this way. This is a gimmick, under which we can disguise how much we put this country in debt."