Tom Coburn: “We have lost the countervailing weights of slowing things down.”

What do they make, Senator Heitkamp, about $6 or $7 billion a year?

As stewards of the Federal purse, we should be ensuring that we are doing all that we can to save taxpayer dollars and create efficiency in Government.

I am proud of the really collegial effort that we are privileged to take part in.

The three Cs. Communicate and compromise, those are the secrets for a vibrant democracy.