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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.
I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside and I call up amendment No. 436. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, the clerk will report. The assistant editor of the Daily Digest read as follows…
I want to discuss for a minute the modification to my amendment. Corn prices today are at their highest level since 1974. Corn supply is at its lowest level since 1974. We have tremendous problems with food inflation in this country. What…
as a matter of right, I ask that my amendment be modified with the changes I now send to the desk. Further, I make the point that I retain my right to the floor after the modification is made under the precedents of the Senate. The…
I now send a cloture motion to the desk on the pending amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as…
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: Beginning on page 17, strike line 14 and all that follows through page 18…
I have listened to this debate all morning, as an original cosponsor with Senator Snowe on her bill. I wish to talk about the EDA first, and then I will talk about what most of us do not realize because most of us have not taken the time…
The $1.2 billion does not come close to the cost of maintaining those 70,000.
We are making something very, very difficult, and every time we try to move anything on this...
When we are sitting at $14 trillion worth of debt and we are drowning in debt...
Title V is a problem because we inappropriately match properties to the benefit of Title V...
I wish to spend a few minutes this evening talking about where we are as a nation. I have to say I am discouraged at the work of the Senate. If we look around and take in the whole picture here, there is nobody here, essentially, and they…
Well, to my colleague, through the Chair, I would answer, What is our obligation? Is our obligation to win the next election or is our obligation to solve the problems in front of our country? It is not even a matter of having votes. We…
It does not. But it is interesting to note that the President's deficit commission was set up by the President and had six of his nominees on it. It had six Republicans and six Democrats. Five of the six Presidential nominees he nominated…
Well, I would answer through the Chair that I think we are perplexed. We know intellectually that there is a big problem, and we have this challenge: Do I go down this path and do the best thing for the country or do I go down this path to…
I do not believe small businesses need government assistance to exist. In fact, I believe the best thing our government can do is to shrink the size and cost of the Federal Government. With less government, minimal Federal regulation, and…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the Republican speakers include myself and Senator Blunt and the order for Senators McCain and Chambliss be vitiated. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
I am pretty amused at what the Senate is doing. We sit here with a $1.6 trillion deficit and we are running bills based on political philosophy rather than what the real problems are in front of our Nation. Do my colleagues know why oil is…
Would you mind submitting to the Committee which are which so that it can guide us in addressing where we think we might need to go?
Transparency in what we do in government and outside of government, when it is not fiduciary and when it is not proprietary, is important for the American people, as is the issue of privacy.
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