Tom Coburn: “Well, you all should have somebody in your staff knows that answer.”

I want to thank Senator Lankford in his role as the Chairman of my Appropriations Subcommittee.

As stewards of the Federal purse, we should be ensuring that we are doing all that we can to save taxpayer dollars and create efficiency in Government.

What do they make, Senator Heitkamp, about $6 or $7 billion a year?

That is not partisan. That is just due to the fact that there is not a commitment to reconciliation and working together to get things done.