Tom Coburn actually said...

What we ought to be working on is the other 93 percent because even if you do what he wants to do on tax breaks, you only affect 7 percent of the deficit.

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Tom Coburn emphasizes the need to address the larger portion of the deficit rather than focusing solely on tax breaks.

12/09/2012

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