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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. Jim DeMint
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Olympia Snowe
- Sen. Richard Durbin
- Votes with party 88%
- Abstains: 2%
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Transit safety gets federal look - Sun, 15 Nov 2009 PST
...administration is right to raise this issue, but federal regulation should only apply to systems that cross state lines,” said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who had not been briefed on the plan. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., said the proposal sounded like a cr
The Buzz | Pelosi's predicament
Tom Coburn is a Southern Baptist deacon, a family man married to a former Miss Oklahoma, a white-coated physician back in Muskogee who has delivered more ...
Federal oversight of subways proposed
"The administration is right to raise this issue, but federal regulation should only apply to systems that cross state lines," said Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla. ...
Brent Batten: In Congress, irony knows no term limits
...sponsorship for something like this was the 1990s,” he said. Joining DeMint as co-sponsors in the Senate are fellow Republicans Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, Kay Bailey Hutchinson of Texas and Sam Brownback of Kansas. The stature of the sponsors gives the p
Coburn has plan for veterans bill
...Modified: 11/14/2009 2:27 AM WASHINGTON — Facing strong criticism for holding up a bill to help disabled veterans, U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn said he plans on Monday to offer senators two ways of paying for the veterans' care: eliminating military constr
Healthcare Legislative Update
Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) said at a town hall meeting this week that the national healthcare bill would “increase individual family insurance costs by ...
Let It Snowe -- By: Robert Costa
...appropriates funds to military construction projects and the Department of Veterans Affairs, until at least Tuesday. Sen. Tom Coburn (R., Okla.) is already preparing to offer two related amendments for Monday night. So there goes early next week. 2. Jud
Teabagger DeMint to challenge McConnell for Senate GOP leadership?
He could splinter the GOP in two, creating a Caucus of the Crazy along with BFF Tom Coburn and David Vitter, while letting the others form a new splinter ...
Invisible wounds: Returning soldiers with mental health problems are ill-served by their country
...to invest even modest sums for the care of the soldiers wounded in those wars. One particularly odious example is Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, who is currently single-handedly holding up a bill that would provide desperately needed funding for families
RE: Thomas Coburn
Sen. Tom Coburn (R., Okla.) is already preparing to offer two related amendments for Monday night. So there goes early next week. 2. Judicial nominees. ...
The many-sided Sen. Coburn
On Tuesday, The Post published a puff piece on Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), relating his life at the C Street House and his relationships with his roommates, ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
WASHINGTON — Facing strong criticism for holding up a bill to help disabled veterans, Sen. Tom Coburn said he plans on Monday to ...
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison backs term limits for Senate
Two other GOP senators are co-sponsors: Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, who is seeking a second term next year, and Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, ...
Tom 'Dr. No' Coburn Wins Our GOP Hypocrite Award for Authorizing War Spending ...
We hope the American people will pressure him to do just that. Who is this man? The fearless Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), more commonly known as Dr. No. ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
The only two politicians who have publicly condemned the VA's decision to hire Dr. Hasan are the two Dr. No's: Congressman Ron Paul and Senator Tom Coburn. ...
Serving the Towns of Wawarsing, Crawford, Mamakating, Rochester and Shawangunk ...
Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn has a parliamentary hold on the Caregiver and Veteran Services Act of 2009, keeping it from a vote on the Senate floor. ...
Barbara's Daily buzzflash Minute for November 12, 2009
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) is denying his HYPOCRATIC OATH of doing "no harm" by holding up a bill and denying our veterans! Tom Coburn MD is a HYPOCRITE! ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
... known as Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn he is an actual physician when he isn't speechifying or attending meetings of the infamous C street religious cult. ...
Is there a Constitutional Basis for Mandatory Health Insurance?
Does the Constitution allow the federal government to force individual citizens to buy health insurance? Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Rep. ...
Reader feedback on 'In defense of Senator Tom Coburn'
I just got a chimerical response to this commentary of mine from a reader that I felt compelled to share with the rest of the world. I'm a 50 year-old, ...
Letter to the editor: Shame on Inhofe, Coburn
...a Navy veteran, American Legion member, and president of the Oklahoma Democratic Party Veterans Committee, I am appalled Sen. Tom Coburn and Sen. Jim Inhofe voted against Sen. Al Franken's amendment to a defense appropriations bill that would prevent th
DeMint tries to ban 'permanent politicians'
...not ratified by the states until 1992. Despite the long odds, Mr. DeMint's bill picked up two Republican cosponsors: Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, who is running for a second term next year and has pledged to not seek a third, and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchin
George Schroeder, MD: Witness to the Wall and to Socialized Medicine
... such as my hero, Dr. Tom Coburn. Coburn, a distinguished US senator, over two years ago provided America with his detailed universal healthcare plan (S. ...
In defense of Blue Dogs and RINO's
... responsibility and limited government -- even while thinking that government has a bigger role to play than, say, Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn believes. ...
11/12: Nobody Likes A Triggered Co-Op
Liberal bloggers (Morrill, Sudbay, Lange) are blasting Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) for blocking a veterans care bill. Other lefty bloggers (Yglesias, ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
This house became a national focus because of the infidelities of Sen .Ensign and Gov. Mark Sanford. Sen. Tom Coburn is also alleged to have attempted to ...
Senators seek to limit congressional service
...and all of the senators hold themselves to the same standard." The two other original cosponsors of the amendment are Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, and Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas. Coburn, a first-term senator, is up for re-election to his second term i
Commentary: Sen. Coburn single-handedly stops bill to help veterans
...on "Dr. No" to allow a Senate vote to help some of our seriously wounded veterans and their families. "Dr. No" is Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a budget hawk who has exercised his senator's prerogative to place a hold on the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibu
DeMint Tries To Ban 'Permanent Politicians'
...not ratified by the states until 1992. Despite the long odds, Mr. DeMint's bill picked up two Republican cosponsors: Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, who is running for a second term next year and has pledged to not seek a third, and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchi
Key Senators could influence – even halt – action on health bill
...tabs on lawmakers who could become players - or obstructers - when the bill hits the floor. The Washington Post: Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., "has no faith that Congress will improve America's health care system and says the Senate even makes it hard for
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