Tom Coburn actually said...

More than half the witnesses are representation from the District of Columbia in their elected capacities, all with the same agenda.

Coburn points out the lack of diverse opinions among witnesses supporting D.C. statehood.

09/14/2014

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the question is--and my advice to the Committee is to look at the roles that the Federal Government has taken over that would be better and ...

America does not trust you anymore--that is the truth--because they do not see the actions coming out of Congress that should be coming out.

What we need is a simpler, fairer, and flatter tax code, so that everybody pays something.

People--if they are not being held accountable, they do not want to be held accountable--and transparency is what holds them accountable.