Tom Coburn actually said...

Playing politics for the short-term political gain may help you in the short run, but in the long run it does tremendous damage to our country.

Coburn expresses concern that short-term political strategies are harmful to the nation's future.

12/10/2012

More Tom Coburn Quotes

I also want to put into the record a criticism on locality pay.

We need to establish a different kind of culture. We need to establish a culture of thrift.

Most of us in this room today, however, understand that we cannot simply cut our way out of the debt.

If we are really serious about out-innovating the rest of the world, we need to start by out-educating them.