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On the recordDecember 19, 2012
Until I see with real clarity an explanation, with transparency, which would include all the background information, I am going to be hesitant.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn expresses hesitance due to lack of transparency in decision-making.

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