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Job Corps is an absolute failure in Oklahoma when you look at the metrics of who got a life skill.
3/11/2014
Will you commit to keep the dashboard both current and accurate because it is neither right now?
3/11/2014
You cannot manage what you cannot measure.
3/11/2014
I recognize the effort, the professionalism, and the expertise that all of you bring to the table.
3/11/2014
I think some of my back numbers were $88 billion in IT purchases, and about $44 billion of it got us nothing a couple of years ago.
3/11/2014
What is the plan? What is the progress--none of which, by the way, have a metric on whether they are successful.
3/11/2014
I would just recommend it. We are proud of the success of the Career Tech Program in Oklahoma. It is highly successful.
3/11/2014
The government cannot manage what it cannot measure.
3/11/2014
It just drives me nuts that we continue to spend money on programs that do not achieve anything without truly reforming.
3/11/2014
Gene, your thoughts on that?
3/11/2014
Do you not think that the American people deserve to be able to go online and see what all the programs are and where their money gets spent...
3/11/2014
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Tom  Coburn
out of office

usa, Oklahoma

1,130 Quotes

Born3/14/1948 (age 77)

PartyRepublican

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