Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 14, 2013
But you would agree, if we did not have the stupid scoring rules that we have, nobody can lease a building in this country cheaper than they can own it when interest rates are where they are.
Said by
Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Coburn criticizes current scoring rules affecting government leasing versus ownership costs.

Share

More from Tom Coburn

Apr 26, 2016

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 more efficiently done at the State level.

congress.gov
Apr 23, 2018

How are you doing? How are we doing?

congress.gov
Jun 15, 2015

We have something we call 'maintenance of effort' that we use in other programs, educational programs, when there is Federal money, we say to States, 'You have to maintain effort.'

congress.gov
Apr 26, 2016

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.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation