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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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Former Sen. Coleman says GOP must embrace moderates: "If there were a few less ...
I've got to tell you, Susan Collins is a friend of mine, so's Tom Coburn.…Across the board there is enough that kind of ties us together as conservatives, ...
Transportation in the future
Sen. Tom Coburn opposed trail funding in the federal stimulus program. However, walking and bicycling trails are valid alternatives to roads and highways as ...
Senator and doctor Tom Coburn offers no easy prescriptions for the country
...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 than 4,000 babies and sees patients free of charge every Monday. But there's a darker side of the story
Coburn still blocking bill
...should be offset by cuts elsewhere. Published: 11/10/2009 2:25 AM Last Modified: 11/10/2009 2:28 AM WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn accused Democrats of using veterans as pawns Monday to push a costly benefits bill, and they accused him of mak
Sen. Tom Coburn stands by effort to delay bill for disabled vets
...to future generations. "Theres no question we do want to do the right things for our veterans, Coburn said. "But there has to come a time when we are forced to make the hard choices. Read more: http://www.newsok.com/sen.-tom-coburn-stands-by-effort-...
GOP Sen. Draws Fire for Opposing Vets' Health Bill
...to expand mental care and offer home assistance to wounded veterans had a message for his critics: "Show me the money." Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma family physician, has blocked the $3.7 billion dollar health bill since May because he says the funding
Oklahoma Democrats call for Coburn to release veterans' bill hold
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. waits for the start of news conference Monday on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss veterans issues. ALEX BRANDON/AP Photo By ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
They took the opportunity to highlight the Caregiver and Veterans Affairs Act, a piece of legislation Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Ok.) has put a hold on. ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a stimulus critic, said the inconsistencies in project funding found by USA TODAY show the administration is "afraid to make tough ...
Family talks of need for caregiver benefits
...a small living stipend and other benefits to family caregivers. The bill is being blocked from consideration by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who objects mostly to its cost. Coburn said Monday that some existing programs would help people like Eric Edmundso
RE: Thomas Coburn
After the summer sex scandals of Sen. John Ensign, Gov. Mark Sanford and former Rep. Chip Pickering, C Streeters all, made the Capitol Hill address infamous ...
Senators call on Coburn to lift his hold on veterans benefits bill.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has placed a hold on a major veterans benefits bill because he ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Coburn continued Monday to block a bill providing new health care services for veterans, despite strong ...
Reid: No More Votes This Week
Reid made the announcement just after criticizing Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) for holding up a separate veterans health care bill. ...
Move to nix political research funds fails
US Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., proposed an amendment last month that aimed to "prohibit the National Science Foundation from wasting federal research funding ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
Early Friday evening, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., threatened to read the entire 1990 page bill on the floor of the House, a decision he, thankfully, ...
In defense of Senator Tom Coburn
Senator Tom Coburn is now being attacked by "veterans'" groups for holding up a veterans [read: VA bureaucrats and employees] benefits bill. ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
John mccain (R-AZ) -- but she also has another big conservative name on board, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK). Interestingly, we found out that Rep. ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
... for whom Fiorina had been a campaign surrogate during the 2008 presidential election - as well as the conservative hero Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK). ...
Daily Debriefing
The amendment, introduced by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., in early October, was rejected by a vote of 62 to 36, The Chronicle reported. ...
RE: Thomas Coburn
... 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
John mccain (R-AZ) -- but she also has another big conservative name on board, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK). Interestingly, we found out that Rep. ...
Senate Confirms Judge to 4th Circuit
In speaking on Mr. Davis's behalf on Monday, Senator Barbara Mikulski, Democrat from Maryland, said Mr. Davis's “deep roots in the community,” and ...
Tester defends bill aimed at improving veterans healthcare
But Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma is blocking a vote on it. During a news conference on Capitol Hill today, Tester called on Congress to move ...
Club for Growth Backs Rubio in Florida
...Sen. Arlen Specter in 2004. The Club helped raised in excess of $1 million for the candidacies of Sens. Jim Demint (R-S.C.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) that same year and, according to those close to the Club, it has grown far larger and better organized i
Sen. Tom Coburn stands by effort to delay bill for disabled vets
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Coburn continued Monday to block a bill providing new health care services for veterans, despite strong ...
Military Update: Coburn blocks benefits bill
...often by voice vote, so lawmakers can move on to other business. Standing athwart those plans this month, however, is Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a family physician whose top goal as a lawmaker has been to slow the rising tide of debt caused, he says, by
Ensign Moves Out of C Street
...house run by a secretive Christian organization that is also home to a number of lawmakers, including Sens. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.). According to the Las Vegas Sun, Ensign moved out of the house, locat
Veterans' Health Bill
... the kind of need and support that they deserve." If Senator Tom Coburn removes the hold on the bill, the Senat could vote as quickly as Monday night.
FL-Sen.: Club for Rubio, trouble for Crist
...Arlen Specter in 2004. The Club helped raised in excess of $1 million for the candidacies of Sens. Jim Demint (R-S.C.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) that same year and, according to those close to the Club, it has grown far larger and better organized in the
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