Jun 9, 2014
We have got to fix it, because the people who truly are disabled in this country are depending on this system, and it is belly up in a year.
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 9, 2014
We have to write a bill, and we have to put the rules and the specs, commonsense stuff.
Jun 8, 2014
Chief Vitiello, would you support capping the number of agents getting 100 hours at 90 percent until an audit is done that would say you need to go above that?
Jun 3, 2014
We need to have a better approach than 2 to 4 percent scanning that we are seeing today.
Jun 3, 2014
We have spent $2.9 billion on the Port Security Grant Program with no metrics to measure whether or not we have actually improved our security.
Jun 3, 2014
If we are going to spend $100 million this year on Port Security Grants, and the total bill for bringing our tier one ports is $2.5 billion, we are 12½ years from bringing them.
Jun 3, 2014
We cannot stop every attack that is going to come to this country, but we can certainly make it much more difficult.
May 22, 2014
I wanted to spend a moment or two talking about the Water Resources Reform and Development Act conference report, and I want to say to my colleagues, both in this Chamber and in the House, some improvement in the WRRDA reauthorization has…
May 14, 2014
per the Senate rules I have submitted a letter outlining my reasons for objecting to this, besides it not being paid for, and I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Vermont.
May 14, 2014
we went through this 10 days ago, and I gave a very long and detailed explanation of my objections to this bill. I won't belabor that again. But again, we are at the process where we owe $17 trillion, and we are spending money that we…
May 13, 2014
Sort of the central devotion of your purpose of public service is to help people better their position in life.
May 13, 2014
I ask unanimous consent that the following letter be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, May 13, 2014. Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate…
May 13, 2014
I want to tell you how enthused I am with the leadership at DHS and the changes that are occurring.
May 13, 2014
the large firms routinely use the Federal Government to enhance their capability toward oligopolies.
May 13, 2014
Why can't they just submit this employee has this card, you have already approved them for handling the highest-risk chemicals?
May 13, 2014
If they have already cleared one agency in DHS, why do they have to clear another one?
May 13, 2014
There's a thimble and a half full now of common sense in Washington, and she's the half.
May 13, 2014
the regulatory cost for a smaller chemical distributor versus a large one...we are going to drive the small firms out of business.
May 12, 2014
Leadership is the key and the whole goal is to better financially manage so that you do not waste money.
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