Tom Coburn actually said...

"It takes a certain amount of courage and patriotism to give up a very well-paying job to come and do service for your country."

"the fact that we would not process a nominee that is important and vital to establishing what we need at OMB seems to me like you are shooting at your own feet."

"To achieve a long-term solution to our fiscal problems we need to do three things."

"Senator Johnson has raised the concerns, about this unfunded liability's impact on Medicare, and I understand why we would want to look at the whole picture."