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Tom Coburn - forThe junior U.S. Senator from Oklahoma since 2005.
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Coburn's Budget Plan: $9 Trillion In Savings Over Ten Years
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK), who recently withdrewfrom the so-called Gang of Six (US Senators working on a federal budget deficit reduction plan), says today that he will "in the coming weeks" offer up his own plan to reduce the deficit by $9 trillion over ten years. Sen. Coburn, who is a close personal friend of President Obama and one of the Senate's most conservative members, is explicit in his Washington Post op-editorial. He says his plan and any plan necessarily must address all aspects of federal spending, including so-called entitlement programs and national defense, and must also raise ...
Coburn: Government employees are a drag on the economy
The Republican senator talks about how he'd fix government waste, what to do about government employees, and how Americans know how stupid Congress is. Last week, Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn called members of Congress everything from "stupid" to "jackasses," following the release of a comprehensive study by theGovernment Accountability Office that found dozens of overlapping and duplicative programs from education to defensethat cost taxpayers billions of dollars each year. The 330-plus page reportis the first in a series looking at ways government could reduce waste and save public ...
Tom Coburn gets new scrutiny in Ensign scandal
Sen. Tom Coburn faces troubling new questions about his role in the extramarital affair of his former colleague, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), including allegations that the Oklahoma Republican may have not been completely candid when questioned by Senate investigators about the still unfolding scandal. For Coburn, the Ensign case has been a confusing — and apparently unending — parade of contradictions involving personal friendship, loyalty, religion, and political self-preservation. Coburn has found himself making headlines he clearly never wanted, and now he is a recurring ...
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Immigration Legislation Draws Many Amendments as It Heads to Floor Dozens of amendments to the immigration legislation were being prepared as the Senate prepared to begin debate. |
Upstart Group Pushes Harder Than the N.R.A. Although dwarfed by the National Rifle Association, Gun Owners of America has grown in influence since the debate over gun control has surged. |
The Damage Wrought by the Gun Lobby At every turn, gun advocates have stymied common-sense efforts to reduce violence. |
For Gun Bill Born in Tragedy, a Tangled Path to Defeat The failure this week of the Senate’s search for consensus on gun control after the Newtown shooting can be traced to timing, convoluted rules and a counterproductive alliance. |
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