Tom Coburn actually said...

"There is no role for the Federal Government in the local and State police forces in our country."

"a standing military force with an overgrown executive will not long be a safe companion to liberty."

"Just to talk a little bit about your work at Commerce, my perception is that our biggest problem with contracting is that we really do not know what we want when we go to contract for it."

"I think it is important that we allow the President the staff to meet the demands that are placed upon him."