Tom Coburn actually said...

"When the Senate was created, the whole thought of our founders is that the Senators would think long-term, not parochially."

"So the American people have to ask us, what are we doing? How are we doing it?"

"Why would we not design the--you know, here is the problem with Congress."

"However, there is a lot of work that still needs to be done to realize the full potential of the Act and we plan on using this Committee to fulfill our part of Congress' role in that shared effort."