Senator Thomas Coburn

Republican  •  Oklahoma  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 1995
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
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05/20/09
Congress may hand gun-rights advocates a victory in credit card bill

...Obama is eager to sign as Congress heads off for a Memorial Day recess. "Timing is everything in politics," said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., the champion of the gun proposal. A majority of Democrats in the House and Senate still typically come down on the

05/20/09
NEWS -- Congress' conservatives offer health proposal

...by the key Senate Finance Committee with the cooperation of ranking Republican Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. Burr and Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who plan to introduce the Patients' Choice Act on Wednesday, are convinced majority Democrats will only sign off on

Source: GOPUSA
05/20/09
Senate passes credit card reform bill in a 90-5 vote

...from commercial banks during that time. As part of a compromise, the Senate legislation includes an amendment offered by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) that would allow visitors to national parks and federal wildlife areas to carry handguns if permitted by s

05/20/09
Coburn's gun bill assailed

...said those votes could come later this week. Jim Myers (202) 484-1424 jim.myers@tulsaworld.com CRITICIZED Sen. Tom Coburn: He has said his amendment is meant to protect Americans' Second Amendment rights. If you would like to bookmark this art

Source: Tulsa World
05/20/09
Coburn says he'll announce plans for 2010 on June 1

...to announce a challenge. Jim Myers (202) 484-1424 jim.myers@tulsaworld.com RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN TICKER U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn: The senator's comments Monday appear to be the most definite statement he has made on the issue since February 2007, when

Source: Tulsa World
05/20/09
US Sen. Tom Coburn offers GOP's health care prescription

BY CHRIS CASTEEL WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Coburn and other Republican lawmakers unveiled a health care reform plan Wednesday aimed at getting everyone but the ...

Source: NewsOK.com
05/20/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

“I think what you will hear today is the boldest approach to healthcare in decades.” Burr, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and GOP Reps. Paul Ryan (Wis. ...

Source: The Hill
05/20/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

The gun rider, sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican, would permit firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges as long as they are allowed ...

Source: Washington Times
05/19/09
Senate passes credit card overhaul bill

...Senate bill that would allow people to carry loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges. That provision, sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., passed, 67-29. House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters on Tuesday that the House m

05/19/09
What are odds of casinos here?

...can never be used. But when you're in the foxhole, it's a very different deal." Not Rush Limbaugh. Not Jim Bunning or Tom Coburn or Mike Pence or John Boehner. Not George W. Bush. Not even the loony left's No. 1 pick for Evil Incarnate, Dick Cheney. No

05/19/09
Senate OKs Loaded Guns In National Parks

...has voted to allow people to carry loaded guns - including semi-automatic weapons - in national parks and wildlife refuges. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., sponsored the measure, which would restore a Bush administration policy allowing loaded weapons in nati

Source: CBS 5
05/19/09
Senate votes to limit credit card rate changes

...included in the Senate bill that would allow people to carry loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., proposed the gun measure as an amendment. It passed, 67-29. House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told repor

05/19/09
Senate Passes Bill Tightening Credit Card Regulations

...however, House leaders may set up separate votes on the main part of the credit card bill and a Senate amendment by Sen. Tom Coburn , R-Okla., that was adopted last week by 67-29. The Coburn amendment would allow people to carry firearms in national par

Source: CQ Politics
05/19/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

Burr and Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who plan to introduce the Patients' Choice Act on Wednesday, are convinced majority Democrats will only sign off on a ...

Source: The Associated Press
05/19/09
House passes bill expanding federal fraud laws

...would tell you the biggest person or group of people responsible for the problem we face today is the Congress," said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a Senate Judiciary Committee member. "We failed to do our job on oversight." Brian Walsh, a senior legal rese

05/19/09
Senate votes to allow guns in national parks

...WASHINGTON The Senate has voted to allow people to carry loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges.Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., sponsored the measure, which would restore a Bush administration policy allowing loaded guns in national parks.A...

05/19/09
Congress' conservatives offer health proposal

...being crafted by the key Senate Finance Committee with the cooperation of ranking Republican Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. Burr and Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who plan to introduce the Patients' Choice Act on Wednesday, are convinced majority Democrats will on

Source: Buffalo News
05/18/09
Alternative to Obamacare

Richard Burr (R., NC) and Tom Coburn (R., Okla.) have become leading advocates of market-based health reform. This week they will introduce their ...

Source: National Review Online Blogs
05/18/09
House clears bill to crack down on financial fraud

...would tell you the biggest person or group of people responsible for the problem we face today is the Congress," said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a Senate Judiciary Committee member. "We failed to do our job on oversight." Brian Walsh, a senior legal rese

Source: Miami Herald
05/18/09
Before play, lawmakers must finish their work

Still, one key issue threatens to stall Congress from meeting Obama's deadline. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) managed to attach an amendment on gun rights to ...

Source: The Hill
05/18/09
Morton Kondracke: GOP trying to expand the tent

Richard Burr (NC) and Tom Coburn (Okla.) are all coming up with health care alternatives. Kirk's and Blunt's would retain the current employer-based ...

Source: Pasadena Star-News
05/17/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

But US Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., added an amendment to allow loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges. Already bullet casings, shotgun shells, ...

Source: Longmont Daily Times-Call
05/17/09
Alternatives from a diminishing GOP

Meantime, he, Kirk and other Republicans including Sen. Tom Coburn (Okla.), an MD, are coming up with healthcare alternatives. These include proposals to ...

Source: The Trentonian
05/17/09
Join Vitter, Coburn, Ruddy in New York

...York this Monday, May 18. This important meeting will include Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy, Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. Bob McDonnell, the former Virginia attorney general and Republican nominee for governor of Virginia, also

Source: NewsMax
05/17/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

But US Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., added an amendment to allow loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges. Already bullet casings, shotgun shells, ...

Source: Longmont Daily Times-Call
05/17/09
Roll Call

...8 Y Y Y Y Y SENATE Vote 1: To bear arms in national parks and refuges: The Senate approved an amendment sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., to the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 627) to affirm the right to bear arms in national parks an

Source: Tulsa World
05/17/09
Interior Department appointment riles Senate Republicans

The amendment, sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., was added to an unrelated credit-card bill by a vote of 67-29. All 40 Republicans and 27 Democrats ...

Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
05/17/09
Senate Vote Shows Obama Galvanizes American Gun Rights Movement ...

They were shocked when the Senate accepted an amendment to the credit card bill by Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma to allow people to carry loaded guns in ...

Source: NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)
05/17/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

But US Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., added an amendment to allow loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges. Already bullet casings, shotgun shells, ...

Source: Longmont Daily Times-Call
05/17/09
Join Vitter, Coburn, Ruddy in New York

David Vitter, R-La., and Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. Bob mcdonnell, the former Virginia attorney general and Republican nominee for governor of Virginia, ...

Source: NewsMax.com

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