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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.
Dear Mr. Frumin: I write to express my dismay with the situation that occurred in the Senate on Wednesday, December, 16th, 2009, regarding Sanders Amendment No. 2837. Specifically, I refer to the ruling that permitted Senator Sanders to…
Is it not true that there was a lot of political pressure because of so many people on the No Fly List and duplicative names that we actually reassessed that in the recent past and made it harder to put people on that list?
The Constitution does spell out the authority and role of judges and how they interpret law, would you agree to that?
Senator Coburn threatened to delay the Senate health-care debate by reading a 767-page amendment out loud.
Thank you for your thoughtful question concerning whether proposals to have the Pell grant increase at the rate of inflation plus 1 percent would meaningfully address college costs.
I think one is to get this amendment in so that we reestablish confidence in the government.
California will have five extra seats that they, in fact, do not deserve on resident citizens.
It is not about partisan issues, and it is really not about State. It is about doing what our Constitution says.
I found it offensive and I found no basis in law for them to force me to answer those questions.
States are going to apportion their representation based on what this gentleman and his department does.
There is not a greater civil rights violation than to say you are transporting somebody to freedom and then rape them along the way
Senator Durbin and I can work and accomplish through our colleagues in the Senate and the House, what has happened over the last 2 years.
We lack credibility when we, within our own Government, cannot stop violation of human rights on our border
He has raised the important questions. It is not in a partisan manner but, in fact, to protect the very document that he and I are sworn to protect.
None of us want to handicap our President in terms of the advisers that he can have, and to clarify, we want him to have the best and brightest.
When you create doubt or you sow doubt... I think he does himself and his administration a disservice.
We must keep faith with our Founders by working to keep America's promises not only abroad but at home.
The sheer volume of people that we imprison in this country is a crime in itself.
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