Tom Coburn actually said...

"Making Medicare an even less attractive model for nationalized health care is that the program is rife with fraud, waste, and abuse."

"To me, that would tell me where to work, because if there is a correlation, you don't need to be spending your time in Minnesota or Iowa, where we know we have lower costs and better outcomes."

"If, in fact, you defraud the Federal Government, consequently, there ought to be a harsh penalty for that."

"As our Nation prepares for a historic debate over the direction of health care policy, hearings on waste and fraud in Medicare and Medicaid are vitally important."