Tom Coburn

It's unclear to what extent the air marshal program is reducing risk to aviation security, despite the more than $820 million annually that is spent on the program.

We have a very serious problem from the point of view of deterring particularly a country such as Iran or North Korea.

People say, 'Well, they are not crazy.' But sometimes individual government leaders such as Adolf Hitler are mad north by northwest.

If we really want to move forward, what we have to do is change the dynamic at the FDA.

You beat the crap out of them when something goes wrong, so their underlying statement is never do what is best when you can do what is safe.

I think changing their charge from safety and efficacy to safety.

I think the NIH is woefully under funded.

I think we are way underfunded, but I think we need to have better oversight.

If the FDA becomes a block to that, then we are in trouble.

Millions of Americans are suffering and dying from untreatable diseases or the lack of better treatment options.

We need a drug development system that encourages innovators to pursue breakthrough cures.

I just do not think it works. And I want to be humane. We have a moral obligation to the least of these, folks who do not have a place to live, but there has got to be a better way to do this.

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.'

I thought that was a pretty good idea, and the homeless groups said, in part, in response, 'Well, if you do that, what the appropriators will do is they will'--let us say we had, like $5 as an example, $5 from all the proceeds of all these…

The BBG is "the most worthless organization in the Federal Government."

Jeh Johnson has proven to be a capable leader, a transparent partner with Congress, and committed to making tough decisions and improving the Department.

I submit the following notice in writing: In accordance with Rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule XXII, for the purpose of proposing and considering the…

I had asked that he testify today. They refused to have him testify.

Also, could we have a direct answer on the differences in the cost of ciprofloxacin...

Why should we not worry about that?

Should the Federal Government be providing the protective equipment for the hospitals rather than the hospitals provide that, the insurance companies paying for that?

To be most effective, of course, we must have a well-coordinated response at the Federal, State, and local level.

To help meet the immediate and long-term needs of the Ebola epidemic, President Obama recently submitted an emergency funding request of nearly $6.2 billion.

We need to be better prepared. We need to be ready to respond.

If we do not take care of our neighbors in West Africa, then we may see this deadly disease spread even faster across the world.