Tom Coburn actually said...

"We need to be about fixing not just the symptoms of pain for people who are not disabled, but fixing the problem."

"I agree. What is set up in legislation and mandated is not always things that will actually make you better or give us more knowledge."

"I favor a 'grand bargain'... that does three things: First, raises revenues... second, to enact entitlement reform... and, finally, the third element, we need to look in every nook and cranny of the F..."

"A lot of what we have done is not our role. It is the State and locals' role."