Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK]

Coburn Wants Tornado Disaster Aid to Be Offset

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...tornado damage near Oklahoma City is still being assessed and the death toll is expected to rise, but already Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says he will insist that any federal disaster aid be paid for with cuts elsewhere. CQ Roll Call reporter Jennifer Sch

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Republicans Ask GAO To Probe Sebelius' Fundraising

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...the panel are effective, they could further empower Sebelius, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) said. CRS said in a memo to Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) that the law directs the HHS secretary to propose Medicare cuts if the IPAB doesn't (Baker, 5/16

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Tim Cook talks about Apple’s $100 billion in cash

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...officials, are slated to testify. And the top Apple executive isn't going to find its familiar fanboys on the dais: Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), for one, infamously said last year he was "livid" at reports of Apple's tax tactics. Both Levin and Coburn did

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Apple CEO to testify to Congress on $100 billion cash stash, taxes, jobs

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...slammed the US's tech industry for allegedly failing to pay its fair share of taxes; also on the committee will be Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), who has described himself as "livid" at Apple's tax-related behavior. As is the case with most hearings like this,

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Watch who Tim Cook talks to in the Washington press corps

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...feels would be unfairly generous to U.S. corporations -- Coburn was all for it. It was priceless video, and we saved it. See Sen. Tom Coburn is 'livid' about Apple's tax loopholes . See also: Tim Cook to testify on taxes: Did the N.Y. Times have it wron

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EDITORIAL: Don't undermine sequester with exemptions

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...The House Appropriations Committee voted this week to exempt the Department of Homeland Security from the sequester's sting. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., recently pointed out that the department has plenty of questionable expenditures - like $98,000 for an

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CRS: Sebelius can take place of controversial Medicare board

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...the law asks them to. The House's internal rules also call for ignoring the IPAB's proposed cuts. CRS said in a memo to Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) that the law directs the HHS secretary to propose Medicare cuts if the IPAB doesn't. Provisions of the law

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Lawmakers see plenty of other places where IRS can find tax scofflaws

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...foundations. Or don’t file at all. “Obviously, they weren’t paying attention to what they should have been doing,” said Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican who has begged the Internal Revenue Service to look into the athletes’ foundations.

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McCaskill tackling 'ghosts of earmarks past'

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...D-Mo., notable in Washington for her anti-earmark crusade since becoming a senator in 2007. McCaskill is partners with Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., on an amendment that would remove restrictions on what the commission could examine. "We've got billions of

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Confirmed: Kathleen Sebelius is an IPAB of one

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...to submit her own plan, and it would enjoy the same fast-track powers as an IPAB-submitted plan. A CRS memo written to Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., concludes: In short, should the IPAB fail to submit a package of recommendations in a required submission ye

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The IRS Was Wrong — But Many Political Groups Should Not Be Tax-Exempt

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...exist for political purposes. Many are unabashedly partisan—supporting only Democrats or only Republicans. Last month, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) introduced a bill to eliminate the tax-exempt status of professional sports leagues, such as the NFL (yes, Vi

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Nominee for OMB budget post underscores management issues

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...services. Besides Carper, only Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., attended. A spokesman for the committee’s top Republican, Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, did not reply to voicemails asking the reason for his boss’s absence. The Senate Budget Committee, which

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IRS was wrong to target Tea Party. What about other political groups?

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

Reforming the Tax Code with Congressman Dave Camp

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...down, X-Box breaktime!http://t.co/cCXuc1zqY8 #rsrhmoelane: #rsrh "Complicated, but all bad.": http://t.co/gJyTB45zWamoelane: #rsrh Tom Coburn casually mentions a #benghazi minefield.: http://t.co/RPK0TG2w22VladimirRS: Via @Rare: Middle school students b

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Senators Discuss Changing Background Checks Bill

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...background checks, which can range from roughly $20 to $100. Gun rights advocates were also taking the offensive. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., prepared two gun-related amendments to a water infrastructure bill, and the Senate planned to vote on them Wednes

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Some in GOP antsy for budget talks

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...motions to instruct. McCain and Portman aren’t the only GOP senators ready to go to conference. “I’m OK with it going now,” Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said. “I think [leadership is] coordinating with the House about what they’re going to do.

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Tom Coburn: "In 2010, everybody said you can't dare let guns go into the national parks, and of course the rapes, murders, robberies and assaults are down about 85 percent since we did that."

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...an interview on the MSNBC show Morning Joe , Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., argued for legislation he’s proposing that would allow guns to be carried into lands controlled by the Army Corps of Engineers. To make the case that guns make places safer, Coburn

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GOP SENATOR: There's A 'Glaring Omission' On Benghazi That Will Eventually Cause 'Real Trouble'

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) warned, vaguely, on Thursday that there is a "glaring omission" in information the State Department provided to lawmakers about September's terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. Coburn said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that when the

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Sen. Coburn: Reid a 'Failure' as Majority Leader

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid broke a promise to allow him to introduce an amendment on last month's gun control bill, and he's not happy about it. "Harry Reid is a nice guy. I like him. But I think he has been a failure as

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Sen. Tom Coburn vows to keep up fight for expanded gun rights on federal lands

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...Tom Coburn says that it is just a matter of time before the Senate passes the proposal it rejected this week that would allow gun owners to carry their weapons on federal lands managed by the Army Corps of Engineers in states where carrying weapons is l

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