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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.
Reserving the right to object, this bill came out of the Veterans' Committee 14 to 0. They had hearings on it. We have done the work. It has been done. It came unanimously out of the Veterans' Committee. There is no question about what is…
we have made remarkable progress in this country in terms of research into diseases. Since Francis Collins and his great work on the genome complex became successful, the way we research disease has totally changed. I have my favorite aunt…
I do not. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There has been a unanimous consent request. If there is no objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Michigan. Amendments Nos. 2940, 3036, 3064, 3114, 3193, 3213, 3220, 3222, 3237, 3243, 3256, 3260…
first, I wish to announce that I agree with the assessment of the Senator from New York in terms of the treatment that should be offered. I have no problems with that. I think she is right. There are a lot of other things in TRICARE that…
how much time is remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 5 minutes for Senator Coburn and 6 minutes for Senator Gillibrand remaining. Mr. McCAIN. Will the Senator yield 2 minutes to me?
I would like to spend a few minutes noting why I am against the expansion of the Dale Long Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act. And it is a great example of where we find ourselves in the country. If you read the Constitution…
I ask consent that the following letter be printed in the Congressional Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, November 13, 2012, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate…
the problems in front of our country are not unsolvable. As a matter of fact, every one of them is solvable. Our country has a history of doing hard things. What we lack is leadership to call us to do those hard things. We find ourselves…
Through the Chair, I would ask the Senator, how did he vote on the tax extender package coming out of the Senate Finance Committee? Because that is the real test of whether the Senator wants to reform the Tax Code. As I recall, the Senator…
If I could finish. Since the other side has the last 7 minutes, I will be finished well before then. We are going to say the financial condition of the country does not matter. We are going to say it does not matter the $1 billion a year…
Absolutely. Let me give people some hope. Virginia Foxx, a Representative in the House, who is the chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce and Labor, has passed a bill out of her committee that consolidates 33 of those job training…
We have to change that code. We have to change those rates. We have to make it simpler.
So anecdotally you are seeing some change in compliance back to the directions that you put out in terms of your directives.
I would ask to have a back-and-forth real debate on this, recognizing us both, with the Senator from Florida controlling the time, if he has no difficulty agreeing with that. One of the reasons I came out is I don't agree with the…
I ask unanimous consent that my letter to Senator McConnell dated September 19, 2012, be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Committee on the…
my colleague from Florida raises some good points about us wanting to help our veterans. I don't think there is anybody who does not recognize their significant sacrifice. As a matter of fact, it was not long ago that the 45th from…
The Congress has created this situation. Our problem is we have the highest corporate tax rate in the world.
I want to spend a few moments this morning talking about the budget point of order. But a bigger topic is we are going to have a vote at noon, and the question, in my mind, is: Will we at some point in the future recognize the hole we are…
But your testimony still is you do not have the capability to find the outliers through your management system.
Is this really expert testimony when all we are doing is reading the statement by an expert and answering one question?
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