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

Letter to the Editor: Coburn and veterans

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

Published: 11/25/2009 5:52 AM Last Modified: 11/25/2009 5:52 AM Sen. Tom Coburn held up the Veterans Caregiver and Omnibus Health Benefits Act of 2009. Coburn, who didn't bother serving in the military, obviously thinks it is appropriate to play

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In Defense of Political Science

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

...beings, there may never be fixed laws of human behavior the way there are laws of physics. That's why—ostensibly at least—Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) tried to prevent the National Science Foundation (NSF) from "wasting" any more money on political scienc

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On Health Care, Should Dems Fear Failure or Success? -- By: Rich Lowry

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

...abortion; and knocks people out of their current coverage. For all that, it only covers half the uninsured. Republican Sen. Tom Coburn counts no fewer than eleven studies that say provisions in the bill will raise premiums. According to the Kaiser Famil

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What should Democrats fear on health care?

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

...abortion; and knocks people out of their current coverage. For all that, it only covers half the uninsured. Republican Sen. Tom Coburn counts no fewer than 11 studies that say provisions in the bill will raise premiums. According to the Kaiser Family Fo

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn, both of Oklahoma, voted against Saturday's measure. Inhofe had a number of concerns with the bill. “We need reforms, but this ...

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The Secret Political Reach Of 'The Family'

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Senator Jim Inhofe, of Oklahoma, boasts of traveling around the world, doing The Family's political business. Senator Tom Coburn has done the same thing. ...

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Sen. Tom Coburn introduced a bill that would force all members of congress to take the insurance plan they are foisting on us for themselves and their ...

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Unable to stop Ensign from pursuing his wife, Hampton at one point enlisted the help Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who lived with Ensign in a Christian ...

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

ABC, This Week: Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE), Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). ...

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Coburn still plans for lots of reading

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

...the health care bill, but they didn't want to spend days next week having the 2,074-page document read aloud, as Sen. Tom Coburn had threatened. Though Coburn had to drop that plan, the Oklahoma Republican said he still plans to post a section-by-sectio

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

ABC, This Week: Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE), Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). ...

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Will The DeMint Revolution Amount To Much?

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

And not only has the NRSC endorsed several DeMint-approved candidates, like Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania and Tom Coburn in Oklahoma, it remains a potent ...

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DeMint's organization

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania, nearly $30000 for Sen. Tom Coburn in Oklahoma and almost $12000 for Devore in California. DeMint is also considering getting ...

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2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

... the health care bill, but they didn't want to spend days next week having the 2074-page document read aloud, as US Sen. Tom Coburn had threatened. ...

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Blackburn: Health Care By the Numbers

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. There was knowledge of the issues and a good discussion between George S, Nelson, Blackburn, and Coburn. ...

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State of the Union: John King's Crib Sheet for November 22

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) on abc's “This Week” “This bill creates 70 new government agencies with thousands of new bureaucrats, with - I'm talking about the ...

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Oklahoma's Two US Senators Ready To Debate Health Care Bill

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

And, it's really malpractice what we're doing," Senator Tom Coburn said. Senator Jim Inhofe echoes Coburn with attacks to the bill. ...

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2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

... the health care bill, but they didn't want to spend days next week having the 2074-page document read aloud, as US Sen. Tom Coburn had threatened. ...

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2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. There was knowledge of the issues and a good discussion between George S, Nelson, Blackburn, and Coburn. ...

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2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

I am joined by Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Republican of Tennessee, Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, Senator Ben Nelson, ...

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