Tom Coburn actually said...

"late evidence ought to be considered in a thoughtful, intelligent way and not because it is just immediate to the hearing."

"I can testify as a practicing physician up until January of this year that that is a valuable tool used throughout the medical community."

"I think to go back, Mr. Chairman, one of the things that has happened is we have seen a large percentage of people, given the severe dip in the economy, that were at that age group that were operating..."

"In other words, somebody needs to explain to this Subcommittee why in the world we would take something that has been used for years, that is recognized scientifically to be very valid and a very good..."