Senator Thomas Coburn

Republican  •  Oklahoma  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 1995
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
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11/24/09
Worth Reading: Reid 'Health Care' Reform Bill Increases Premiums ...

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has posted a simple analysis of Reid's bill on his web site. Reid's bill will not only increase health care costs, but result in an estimated loss of 1.6 million jobs and leaves 24 million without health ...

11/24/09
Andy Martin for U. S. Senator: Andy Martin is the only U. S. ...

I assume Hughes got to you through Tom Coburn, who in turn is linked to Caprio. Coburn needs to have his head examined for hanging around a sleaze ball like Caprio. Ironically, one of Hughes major supporters, Jack Roeser, ...

11/24/09
John Ensign's Christian Affair – Witness For God « Truelogic's Weblog

When Hampton sought help to stop the affair, he reached out to Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who lives with Ensign in the house on C Street in Washington associated with a secretive religious group. After meeting with Coburn, Hampton says ...

11/24/09
Calvin Rees' DemoOkie » Jilted Husband: “Coburn is Still Lying”

Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma is one the most influential conservative voices in the United States Senate and also a C Street resident. Hampton says on Valentine's Day, the C Street leadership and Senator Coburn helped him confront ...

11/24/09
Ensign cried like a little boy :: Various Things & Stuff :: Las ...

The common thread running through all of this — as well as a letter Ensign was forced to write after that now-famous confrontation with fellow U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn at the C Street house both senators shared — is lying. ...

11/24/09
Andy Martin is the only U. S. Senate candidate who has stood up to ...

U. S. Senate candidate Andy Martin questions whether Senator Jim DeMint is being given accurate information about Illinois politics. Andy Martin is the only U. S. Senate candidate in the nation with a proven record of successfully opposing Barack ... I as

11/24/09
Ensign No Longer At C Street: Report | Tweet Gazette

... which unfolded this summer. in February 2008, other lawmakers who were also residents of the house, including Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), confronted Ensign about the affair with Cindy Hampton. They helped him write a letter to her, ...

11/24/09
Jay's Smokers Rights Blog: How to FAX the Senators

Rep. Zack Space (D-18) Fax: 202-225-3394. Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry (D) Fax: 405-521-3353. State Legislature Links Sen. James Inhofe (R) Fax: 202-228-0380. Sen. Tom Coburn (R) Fax: 202-224-6008. Rep. John Sullivan (R-1) Fax: 202 225-9187 ...

11/24/09
Weapons Stuff: Major Revamp Possible for M4 Carbine | Feral Jundi

Army weapons officials agreed to perform a dust test after a July 2007 request by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. Coburn took up the issue after a Feb. 26, 2007, Army Times report on moves by elite Army special operations units to ditch the M4 ...

Source: Feral Jundi
11/24/09
NFRW Political Briefing 11/16 « Washington County Republican Women

Liberal members of the Senate are putting pressure on Sen. Reid to stand behind the public option insurance provision in the Senate health care bill. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) will insist that the health care bill is read aloud on the ...

11/24/09
Hotline After Dark -- Like Sands Through The Hour Glass ...

This is a United States senator. So even though we're friends, we're close, we're brothers in Christ. We need power to confront this. Senator Tom Coburn, the hit man." Hampton, on confronting Ensign about the continued affair. ...

11/24/09
Reid-care premiums - Reid 'Health Care' Reform Bill Increases ...

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has posted a simple analysis of Reid's bill on his web site. http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Files.View&FileStore_id=2fd3e74b-d513-4a64-bbcc-a88f3e1739f9 Reid's bill will not only increase ...

11/24/09
Doug Hampton's 15 minutes go national: "Nightline" transcript ...

... Responsibility and Ethics clear decisive leader co-chief C Street Doug Hampton George Stephanopoulos head John Ensign Meadows Fellowship Church Melanie Sloan President Republican Party Senate Senator Tom Coburn United States Senate.

11/24/09
Democrats' choice: suicide or death | The Stump - OregonLive.com

Republican Sen. Tom Coburn counts no fewer than 11 studies that say provisions in the bill will raise premiums. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a family of four headed by a breadwinner making $66000 annually still would pay ...

Source: The Stump
11/23/09
Nicholas Stix, Uncensored: “Nix eine Hitler”: “Obama's” Plan to ...

In “Would U.S. Need To Read Bin Laden His Miranda Rights?,” even writer Frank James at socialist NPR granted that Holder was “stumped” by questioning from mushy moderate Sen. .... During the quickie two-hour Congressional hearing held on the Hate

11/23/09
Topics From The Weekend « Vogue Republic

Basically, Ben Nelson continued his Useless Tour 2009, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz was creamed, and Senator Tom Coburn didn't sound crazy. The DWS moment was something that Democrats are going to have to pay attention to because if they ...

11/23/09
Cracks Appear Within Senate Democrat's Support of Health Care ...

“The important thing is for the American people to understand that this bill doesn't fix what's wrong with health care,” Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), a physician who is expected to play a prominent role in the floor debate, said on ABC's ...

11/23/09
BlueRidgeForum » Tea Partiers:Read the Bill! GOP Senators:No ...

Republicans had the option of staying on the floor and having Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and others read the bill, a process that would take at least two days. They opted for a less strenuous path that will allow them to spend ...

11/23/09
Texas Insider » Public Option at Center of Debate

“The important thing is for the American people to understand that this bill doesn't fix what's wrong with health care,” Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), a physician who is expected to play a prominent role in the floor debate, said on ABC's ...

11/23/09
The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Health Care Legislation ...

http://www.newsok.com/sen.-tom-coburn-says-bill-creates-expanded-bureauc. racy/article/3417005?custom_click=pod_lead_politics. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/14/AR2009111402597_pf.html ...

11/23/09
Senate filibusters aren't what they used to be - Andie Coller ...

And while it may not take quite that long, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) is already demanding that the entire 2074-page Senate health care bill be read on the floor before a vote. But that's a pause and a political point, not an actual ...

11/23/09
Afternoon Open Thread - Jack & Jill Politics

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) denied on Sunday an accusation by Doug Hampton, husband of the Sen. John Ensign's onetime lover, that Coburn negotiated a pay-off for Hampton. On ABC's "This Week," Coburn was shown a clip of an interview ...

11/23/09
The Musings of a Muskogee Politico: Comparing Oklahoma Politicians ...

Tom Coburn......... US Sen....... US Sen........... 3351. Brad Henry.......... Governor..... n/a................ 2008. Andrew Rice......... State Sen... State Sen....... 1830 * Drew Edmondson.. Atty Gen..... Gov............... 1739 ...

11/23/09
Hampton: To Hide Affair, Ensign Made Me And Cindy Attend 'Goodbye ...

Ensign is apparently running for reelection because he has been a good Senator for Nevada, right? This is a classic case of narcissism on ensign's part. Oh, and Deacon Tom Coburn from the state of Oklahoma negotiated the final payment ...

11/23/09
DeMint's organization

...nearly $100,000 for Rubio in Florida, more than $36,000 for former Rep. Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania, nearly $30,000 for Sen. Tom Coburn in Oklahoma and almost $12,000 for Devore in California. DeMint is also considering getting involved in Senate races i

Source: The Politico
11/23/09
Cheney Hits Obama's Bow, But Cheney Served Two Presidents Who ...

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 fellowship home on Capitol Hill, in a bid to break up the extramarital relationship, ...

11/23/09
Exclusive: Doug Hampton Speaks Out on Sen. Ensign's Affair With ...

He said they felt they needed a more powerful voice to confront Ensign, and reached out to C Street resident and conservative leader Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. "'We need help. We're not big enough,'" Hampton said, recalling his ...

11/23/09
Flotsam and Jetsam

...‘Do these recommendations make sense from a cost standpoint? Absolutely, from a cost standpoint, they’re right,’ said Rep. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican who is a medical doctor. ‘From a patient standpoint, they’re atrocious. And that’s

Source: Commentary
11/23/09
Lynda Obst: Cindy Hampton: Time To Tell All

She's been Senator Ensign's smiling escort at public events, Mr. Hampton's aggrieved wife and mother in leaked letters, the recipient of guilty love letters overseen by C Street multi-tasked advisor Sen. Tom Coburn, and silent as the ...

11/23/09
George Stephanopoulos Throws Coburn a Softball on Doug Hampton ...

Boy, this is some hard-hitting journalism by George Stephanopoulos here isn't it? Anyone think Tom Coburn would have gotten this type of softball from Rachel Maddow? Shorter George Stephanopoulos: STEPHANOPOULOS: So Senator, ...

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