“Everybody I know, and I’m not just talking about 10 or 20 people, nobody could believe we even got this far. The laws are bad.”

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On the recordDecember 20, 2009
This process is not legislation. This process is corruption.
Said by
Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma
Source
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Senator Tom Coburn criticizes the legislative process surrounding the health care reform bill.

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