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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. Richard Durbin
- Votes with party 88%
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US Sen. Tom Coburn gun measure draws fire from foes
BY JIM MYERS - Tulsa World WASHINGTON â Opponents say US Sen. Tom Coburn's efforts to change decades-old rules for national parks could lead to loaded guns, ...
No guns in parks
The Senate measure, pushed by Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, is simply a backdoor attempt to negate a federal court decision in March that ...
Is this the end of conservatism as we know it?
Last came the men of action, the politicians and policy-makers, led by what I call the Four Misters: âMr. Republican,â Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio; ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
In one case, the senate is attempting to piggyback an amendment that allows people to carry firearms into national parks â sponsored by Tom Coburn (R-OK). ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
This week the Senate was working on a consumer rights bill for credit card holders when Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, suddenly proposed an amendment ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
BY JIM MYERS - Tulsa World WASHINGTON â Opponents say US Sen. Tom Coburn's efforts to change decades-old rules for national parks could lead to loaded guns, ...
Why guns on credit card bill?
...The Obama administration has been hedging on the issue, as if further review might justify a terrible idea. And now Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., happily rehauls the same water, imposing it onto the vital credit card bill. Coburn is hinting that he may have
RE: Thomas Coburn
BY JIM MYERS - Tulsa World WASHINGTON â Opponents say US Sen. Tom Coburn's efforts to change decades-old rules for national parks could lead to loaded guns, ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
BY JIM MYERS - Tulsa World WASHINGTON â Opponents say US Sen. Tom Coburn's efforts to change decades-old rules for national parks could lead to loaded guns, ...
Pappoe: Take transparency to the next level
When he was a senator, Barack Obama co-sponsored, with Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, the Federal Transparency Act of 2006, which put federal spending data on ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
The provision, which was authored by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla), requires national parks to abide by state gun laws and would allow park visitors to carry ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
The provision, which was authored by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla), requires national parks to abide by state gun laws and would allow park visitors to carry ...
Pappoe: Take transparency to the next level
...open access to public data a rule rather than an exception. When he was a senator, Barack Obama co-sponsored, with Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, the Federal Transparency Act of 2006, which put federal spending data on a Web site. USAspending.gov all
Editorial: Hits and Misses
...few remaining places for Americans seeking refuge from urban-style violence. Guns and national parks don't mix. But GOP Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma thinks otherwise. He also believes credit cards and guns mix. He attached a rider, authorizing loaded gun
Wyden, Merkley support guns in parks
Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma sponsored the measure, saying it's needed to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
Kerlikowske has been criticized for being too lax on drugs during his time as Seattle's Chief of Police, but Tom Coburn was the only Senator to vote against ...
One step closer for guns in parks
...is opposed by the sponsor of the credit-card measure, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., chairman of the Banking Committee. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., sought to attach the gun provision to the credit-card measure by citing 41 rapes, 92 robberies, 16 kidnappings a
BIA nominee approved by key Senate committee
...A key Senate committee approved the nomination Thursday of Larry EchoHawk of Idaho to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs. U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., did not attend the meeting of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, but the panel's top Republican
Senate panel endorses EchoHawk
...now goes to the full Senate for consideration, and a vote there is expected soon. The endorsement came on a voice vote, but Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., sent a statement that he opposed EchoHawk's nomination. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., sent a statement say
Senate panel OKs Echohawk to head Indian Affairs
...Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said in a submitted statement that he had concerns about Echohawk, only one senator, Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, voted against advancing his name to the full Senate. Echohawk, a member of the Pawnee tribe and also The
Credit cards and gun rights - Huh?
...D-N.Y., the bill's chief House sponsor who has been pushing for a crack down on credit card practices for two years. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., saw an opportunity to grab on to a comparatively fast-moving target, since lawmakers are under the gun to fin
Census Nomination Reignites Count Debate
...Groves could institute changes that would influence future policies of the traditionally nonpartisan Census Bureau.Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, a Republican who sits on the Homeland Security Committee, which is holding Friday's confirmation hearing, said D
Congress: A busy summer
...of the supplemental. Now, the Senate is thinking about doing the same, Roll Call reports. NBC’s Luke Russert reports that Sen. Tom Coburn was able to attach an amendment to the credit-card legislation that would allow Americans to bring concealed wea
Recent Senate Votes
By OpenCongress.org ⢠on May 14, 2009 The first was on and amendment offered by Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] to allow visitors to national parks to carry guns ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
US Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., did not attend the meeting of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, but the panel's top Republican announced Coburn opposed ...
BIA nominee approved by key Senate committee
US Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., did not attend the meeting of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, but the panel's top Republican announced Coburn opposed ...
Credit cards and gun rights - Huh?
By Jennifer Liberto, CNNMoney.com senior writer Sen. Tom Coburn said his gun rights attachment to the credit card bill 'isn't a gotcha amendment. ...
If You Can't Filibuster ...
... sell to the House yesterday after senators approved an amendment by Tom Coburn, R-Okla., to allow people to carry firearms on visits to national parks. ...
Senate votes to ease gun-in-park regs
...week. The broad support for the guns measure doesn't necessarily mean it will make it to President Obama's desk, said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., the amendment's chief sponsor. He said his proposal likely would be deleted when a conference committee conve
Coburn Amendment a Win for Common Sense, Says CCRKBA
...sense provision that deserves support, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), the amendment - added to House and Senate credit card legislation - was adopted by an overwhelming 67-29 S
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