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Tom Coburn: “Eighty-five percent of them know we are not doing our job, and the fact is we make a political calculation rather than a…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
Eighty-five percent of them know we are not doing our job, and the fact is we make a political calculation rather than a character calculation about the future of our country.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn criticizes Congress for failing to fulfill its responsibilities.

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