Dec 27, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To clarify cost-sharing requirements for certain Corps of…
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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Dec 27, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3368 be called up. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Coburn] proposes an Amendment numbered 3368 to…
Dec 27, 2012
This amendment attacks one of the features of this bill that I think steals from the authorizing committees the authority they need to have on authorizing projects. Let me quote the language in the bill: Provided further that any project…
Dec 27, 2012
This is an amendment some people do not like, I will grant you that. But I have some specific examples that are going on in New Jersey right now on why this amendment is needed. We have multiple contracts that were available that could…
Dec 27, 2012
This is another good government amendment. One of the things that has happened since FEMA was set up is that what has occurred has created a disparity between the States. Let me outline, in the last 6 years the State with the most…
Dec 27, 2012
I thank the chairwoman. Mr. President, a little perspective before I offer these amendments. We have before us a $60 billion-plus bill. There is no question there is great need in response to the devastation that occurred from Sandy. But…
Dec 27, 2012
I would on this particular--I think we ought to have a recorded vote on this. That would be my request.
Dec 27, 2012
It was my understanding we were going to have ordered votes tomorrow rather than this evening, and I would ask, through the Chair, the chairwoman of the committee if my understanding is correct. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from…
Dec 27, 2012
Inquiry of the Chair, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma.
Dec 27, 2012
I ask, through the Chair, if the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee would like for me to begin calling up amendments.
Dec 27, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To strike a provision relating to certain studies of the Corps…
Dec 27, 2012
this is a fairly straightforward amendment, and this is not to be construed as an amendment against the appropriators but, rather, an amendment for transparency. What the underlying bill states is that 3 days before any grants are made…
Dec 27, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To require merit-based and competitive awards of disaster…
Dec 27, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To reduce the amount that triggers the requirement to notify…
Dec 27, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that that amendment be set aside. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Dec 19, 2012
If we cannot have transparency from the agencies when we are trying to do a good job for the American people on policy, that raises serious questions.
Dec 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.
Dec 19, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be modified with the changes I will now send to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is so modified. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: At…
Dec 19, 2012
What we want is truth. We are not trying to gore anybody's ox. What we want to know is how we are spending tax money in tax policy.
Dec 19, 2012
I would like to talk about per capita damage indicators and initiating a rule process update. The State of Oklahoma, in the last 7 years, has had more declarations of disaster named than any other State in the country. The standard used to…
Dec 19, 2012
I ask unanimous consent to return to Coburn amendment No. 3371. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is now pending.
Dec 19, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Manchin). Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3371, as Modified
Dec 18, 2012
We have a bill before us that is $64 billion, and I have spent the last week trying to get the OMB and Department of Commerce the background on all of these requests, and what I can tell you is there is an immediate need for about $24…
Dec 18, 2012
This is updating per capita damage indicators and the process for determining declarations. Oklahoma has had more declarations declared, but we haven't updated the per capita indicator for a long time, so we have had no increase in that…
Dec 18, 2012
That is fine. I have no choice but to accede to the Senator's wishes, so I will.
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