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Tom Coburn: “We have failed to instill the confidence in the American people in the Congress that we are about doing what is in the…”

On the recordJune 27, 2007
We have failed to instill the confidence in the American people in the Congress that we are about doing what is in the best long-term interest of our country. It is not about being against immigration or for immigration. It is not about being against an ethnic group or for an ethnic group. It is not about being liberal. It is not about being conservative. It is about the worry that the American people have for this concept called liberty. They are worried about that concept right now. They are worried about whether we have the mettle to stand up to the test, to put us back on a road that will give them the confidence that what we do will be done in the best interests of them and their children.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Discussing the need for Congress to restore public confidence in its actions.

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