Tom Coburn: “I am not wanting to put you on the spot so I am going to ask this…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2009

I am not wanting to put you on the spot so I am going to ask this question where you don't have to answer it directly.

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Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn addresses a witness without pressuring them for an immediate answer.

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Tom Coburn: “I am not wanting to put you on the spot so I am going to ask this question where you don't have to answer it directly.”