Jun 19, 2012
Just so the American people know, the fees for the Patent Office are meant to be directed for the processing and granting of patents.
Tom Coburn
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Tom Coburn is a former U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, serving from 2005 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Coburn was known for his fiscal conservatism and advocacy for government transparency. He was a practicing physician before entering politics, which influenced his views on healthcare and government spending. Throughout his tenure, he was a vocal critic of wasteful government expenditures and often called for reforms to improve accountability in Congress.
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Jun 19, 2012
I will lobby for you no matter who the President is. I think the continuity is important for this office.
Jun 19, 2012
I am fine with technical corrections, but things greater than technical corrections deserve a full and comprehensive hearing where all stakeholders have an opportunity to have input.
Jun 19, 2012
I just want to be on the record that I am fine with a pure technical correction bill, but anything that significantly changes the estoppel provisions in the bill we passed needs to have the full consideration of all the stakeholders and…
Jun 13, 2012
If the majority leader would yield, I think the leader could eliminate motions to proceed very easily by saying that every bill that comes to the floor will have an open and honest debate determined by what colleagues and Members would…
Jun 13, 2012
Well, I think that tells us one problem: No accountability, no responsibility, no consequence for failure.
Jun 13, 2012
We also had testimony on MSIS audits that they do not include provider identification. These audits are worthless if you cannot source data to the provider, because that is where it starts.
Jun 13, 2012
If we were to block grant Medicaid to the States, making them fully responsible--not taking away any of their dollars, making them fully responsible, take the Federal laws, let them do it, what we will see is some States very successful…
Jun 12, 2012
I will speak in conjunction with the majority whip for a short period of time. I don't have a long speech.
May 23, 2012
I will be happy to yield to the ranking member. If he has people who wish to speak in opposition, that is fine.
May 23, 2012
It is my understanding that the time is under our control. At present, there is 10 minutes left.
May 15, 2012
I would respond to the majority leader through the Chair and say I will help him in any way I could with my side of the aisle to make sure we have cogent amendments to this bill and also agree to a limited number of them, since it is…
May 15, 2012
Well, let me, first of all, I thank my colleague. I have a couple of charts that are oversized. The reason they are oversized is because we cannot get it all on one chart. I would ask unanimous consent to display those charts. The ACTING…
Apr 23, 2012
But overall, government total spending was $1 billion, and we got $4 billion in savings.
Apr 23, 2012
If the doctors who are signing false certifications for home health are not going to jail, you are not sending the signal for other doctors to change their behavior.
Mar 27, 2012
There is something wrong when 37 percent of the Senate would like to have a discussion about an issue and the Majority Leader will not bring it to the floor.
Mar 27, 2012
Nobody in America can figure out why we continue to pay dead people money--LIHEAP payments, Medicaid payments.
Mar 20, 2012
The fact is that is just an absence of leadership both in the Bush Administration and in this one.
Mar 13, 2012
What this amendment does is it ultimately eliminates a State's right to leverage its assets over an amortization schedule that would allow it to expand its highway system. What we are doing is we are taking money we have taken from the…
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