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Senator Thomas Coburn
Republican • Oklahoma • 4th Term • Sworn In 1995
- 2 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 94 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 16 of 100)
- 90 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 60 of 100) 2 Made Into Law (Ranks 39 of 100)
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- Sen. Ben Nelson
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- Sen. Richard Durbin
- Votes with party 88%
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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Pelosi's health bill: Neither high-value nor the right values
...This would include children in families with annual income as high as $80,000 per year. A common-sense proposal by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., to allow middle-class families to use SCHIP funds to purchase private health coverage was handily defeated. The
Republicans blast 'bait and switch' health bill
...of $100 million to help her state cover health care costs for the poor. While the struggle was forming, there were limits. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., backed off his threat to force the 2,074-page bill to be read aloud in the Senate chamber, a move that w
Coburn lifts hold on vets' benefits bill
...as the senator imposing the block. The hold on a veterans' benefits bill in the Senate was lifted on Wednesday by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.). Coburn's office confirmed that the Oklahoma conservative had agreed to lift his hold on the bill in exchange for
Congress: Byrd's milestone
...resources to organize a recent ‘tea party’ event at the Capitol to oppose health care legislation,” Roll Call writes. “Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) confirmed Senate Democratic leaders’ fears that he will insist that the massive health care refor
Coburn lifts hold on vet benefits bill
...negotiators to begin work on a compromise measure that could become law this year The U.N. amendment will be offered by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., the person who since Memorial Day has prevented the Senate from taking up veterans legislation because he t
As Senate Debate Approaches, Partisans Step Up Volume
...Republican lawmakers when they talk about the debate over reforming the nation's health care system." The two doctors, Sens. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and John Barrasso of Wyoming, "say the Democratic lawmakers' proposals being presented to Congress would
Senate to Vote Thursday on Appeals Court Nominee who Said Judges Can Amend the Constitution with Judicial ‘Footnotes’
...on the Senate Judiciary Committee to question Hamilton at a rare second hearing on his nomination, held April 29. When Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) asked Hamilton what he meant by the statement, the judge told the senator: “(A)t least to me, the con
Official: Oklahoma construction projects suffer from Congressional funding approach
...said he explained the situation in Oklahoma to members of the state's congressional delegation, including Republican Sen. Tom Coburn. Recently, Coburn conceded the month-to-month funding approach created problems for Ridley and the state but said he fav
Coburn to offer amendment on wounded veterans bill
...an agreement has been reached to allow a vote on a bill to help severely wounded veterans that has been held up Sen. Tom Coburn. Reid, D-Nev., said the agreement also calls for a vote on an amendment by Coburn, R-Okla. Coburn, who has been blocking a vo
Column: It's official: The C Street house is not a church
...prayer meetings, while the upstairs houses residents that recently included three House members as well as Ensign and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), our colleague Manuel Roig-Franzia reported in June. It was there that Coburn, an obstetrician and gynecologi
Tax man comes for C Street residence
...and prayer meetings, while the upstairs houses residents that included three House members, as well as Ensign and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) (see our colleague Manuel Roig-Franzia's June report on the house and its residents). It was there that Coburn, a
Coburn keeps fighting unfunded vet bennies
...costing about $633 million — won over veterans funding on a 69-24 vote. But it probably isn’t the last effort by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., to prevent the Senate from passing veterans benefits legislation that isn’t fully funded. Coburn has talked
Inhofe, Coburn split on funding
...Sen. Jim Inhofe pushed Monday for a longer extension of funds for road projects, but his fellow Oklahoma Republican senator, Tom Coburn, wants to focus on fiscal discipline with a month-to-month approach that would drive up costs for the state. While In
GOP's Coburn Plans to 'Read' Healthcare Bill
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., vowed Monday to read the entire Senate heathcare bill on the chamber floor an act that will take days considering the bills 1,000-plus size. The American people are going to get to hear this bill read, period, Coburn told
Coburn Vows to Read Health Care Bill on Senate Floor
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) confirmed Senate Democratic leaders fears that he will insist that the massive health care reform bill be read aloud on the Senate floor. The American people are going to get to hear this bill read, period, Coburn told
The Case Against Holds on Political Nominees
...dozen nominees who've been approved by their relevant committees are being held up. And it's not just nominees; Oklahoma's Sen. Tom Coburn is blocking action on a veterans' benefits bill that would otherwise have the votes to pass. There is a forum in w
RE: Thomas Coburn
Some senators, including US Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Tulsa, have offered alternative health insurance proposals that would get rid of Medicaid — viewed by many as ...
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PS Both Republicans quoted in the story think it's a pretty good idea, including the often-reliable Tom Coburn, whose mealy-mouthed opposition to the idea ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
According to Politico, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., endorsed Moran because, “He's conservative.” While a person close to the Tiahrt campaign told Politico, ...
EDITORIALS OF THE TIMES
... families adapt to the strain of long-term home care is on the brink of bipartisan approval – but for the familiar obstructionism of Sen. Tom Coburn. ...
Chuck DeVore
... for whom Fiorina had been a campaign surrogate during the 2008 presidential election - as well as the conservative hero Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK). ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., vowed Monday to read the entire Senate heathcare bill on the chamber floor – an act that will take days considering the bill's ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
WASHINGTON — The US Senate on Monday defeated an attempt by Sen. Tom Coburn to break the impasse over funding for disabled ...
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