Tom Coburn actually said...

"I want to thank Senator Levin for holding this hearing today. He has been a leader for years in Congress on efforts to better understand and monitor commodity markets."

"Of a transparent market."

"It is our obligation in Congress to make sure regulators act in the public interest, based on facts and data, rather than reflexively placing restrictions on unpopular market participants."

"We need to be honest about what these findings mean. They mean that Federal dollars intended to address the health needs of the elderly and the poor are instead being used to feed addictions or to pad..."