Senator Thomas Coburn

Republican  •  Oklahoma  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 1995
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 88%
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11/24/09
On Health Care, Should Dems Fear Failure or Success? -- By: Rich Lowry

...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

11/23/09
Coburn still plans for lots of reading

...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

Source: Tulsa World
11/23/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

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 ...

Source: Politico
11/23/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

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

Source: TPMDC (blog)
11/23/09
Will The DeMint Revolution Amount To Much?

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 ...

Source: Atlantic Online (blog)
11/23/09
DeMint's organization

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

Source: Politico
11/22/09
Health Care Bill Still Faces Huge Hurdles in the Senate

...harbored serious reservations about provisions in the bill. Republicans - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and senators Tom Coburn, Kay Bailey Hutchison and Lamar Alexander - asserted that the public is opposed to the Democratic measure because of

11/22/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

... 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. ...

Source: NewsOK.com
11/22/09
Coburn Denies Role in Negotiating Ensign Affair Payoff

...Tom Coburn on Sunday denied that he had a role in helping Sen. John Ensign negotiate a payoff of a former aide and close friend, whose wife had an affair with the Nevada Republican senator. Sen. Tom Coburn on Sunday denied that he had a role in helping

Source: FOX News
11/22/09
TV soundoff: Sunday Talking Heads

Tom Coburn is on, today? The Senate is literally mounting a Sunday morning charisma offensive. This panel is Marsha Blackburn, Ben "Ralph Wiggum" Nelson, ...

Source: Huffington Post (blog)
11/22/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

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. ...

Source: ABC News
11/22/09
State of the Union: John King's Crib Sheet for November 22

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 ...

Source: CNN Political Ticker
11/22/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

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

Source: ABC News
11/22/09
Guests on Sunday's TV news shows

...on Sunday’s TV news shows More News Guests on today’s TV news shows: • ABC’s “This Week,” 9:30 a.m. — Guests: Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican; Sen. Ben Nelson, a Nebraska Democrat; Rep. Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican; Rep

11/21/09
Sunday shows: Singh, Fiorina, Coburn, Nelson, Kyl

Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), and a round table with ABC's George ...

Source: Los Angeles Times
11/21/09
Weekend Talk Shows

(N) 8 am KNBC This Week With George Stephanopoulos Healthcare reform: Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.); Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.); Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn. ...

Source: Los Angeles Times
11/21/09
Road warriors

... of job creation and infrastructure improvement. comes as no surprise that US Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is one of the roadblocks to a longer extension. ...

Source: Tulsa World
11/21/09
Cosmetic surgery tax included in Senate health care reform bill

Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), a physician, says lawmakers made a grave error. Coburn told MSNBC, "They're going to tax having your breast rebuilt after your ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/21/09
Lieberman, Nelson, Durbin on Sunday shows

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), a physician by training and a leading Republican voice on healthcare, will join Nelson on “This Week.” Sen. ...

Source: The Hill
11/21/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

By World's Editorial Writers Finally, Oklahoma's unapologetic Sen. Tom Coburn released his hold on the important benefits bill for veterans. ...

Source: Tulsa World
11/20/09
Senate OKs bill to help veterans

...U.S. House to craft a final package for quick passage. Jim Myers (202) 484-1424 jim.myers@tulsaworld.com NOT SORRY Sen. Tom Coburn: "I apologize to no one for putting a hold on the bill," said Coburn, who blocked a measure with veterans benefits.

Source: Tulsa World
11/20/09
BU professor defends projects after U.S. Senator's remark

...Binghamton University Professor David Cingranelli. Why? His project was highlighted as an example of useless spending. U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn's amendment would end all NSF political science grants, including Cingranelli's. According to NSF, he received fi

11/20/09
TPMDC Morning Roundup

A Congressional Research Service report, requested by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), shows that on the 41 bills where such a vote has been held since 1999, ...

Source: TPMDC (blog)
11/20/09
Health care test vote...Health San Francisco...Air strikes in Pakistan

Republicans say it makes no sense, but Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn has backed off a threat to have the entire 2000 page bill read on the Senate floor. ...

Source: 9&10 News
11/20/09
Republicans assail US health care bill, Democrats set first vote in Senate Saturday night

...to help her state cover health care costs for the poor. While the struggle was forming, there were limits. Republican Sen. Tom Coburn backed off his threat to force the 2,074-page bill to be read aloud in the Senate chamber, a move that would have eaten

Source: Macleans.ca
11/20/09
Coburn to be part of panel

US Senator Tom Coburn, R-Okla., will be on ABC “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos at 8 am Sunday regarding the health care debate in the Senate. ...

Source: Muskogee Daily Phoenix
11/20/09
Coming Up on 'This Week': Exclusive Health Care Debate

Ben Nelson, the man who may hold the 60th vote for health care reform, the Senate's top doctor, Republican Senator Tom Coburn, breast cancer survivor Rep. ...

Source: ABC News
11/20/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

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

Source: TPMDC (blog)
11/20/09
Senator Cardin: Health Vote A 'Historic Moment'

Republican objections are so strong that Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn threatened to have the entire bill read aloud to delay a vote. But he's backed off. ...

Source: WBAL Radio
11/19/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

"from [Tom] Coburn to [Olympia] Snowe." She also met with conservative groups including Americans for Tax Reform. As one of several GOPers facing ...

Source: National Journal (blog)

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