Senator Thomas Coburn

Republican  •  Oklahoma  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 1995
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 88%
  • Abstains: 2%

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10/25/09
Roll Call

...requirements such as for MC-130 airships to provide improved fire support for ground forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. The vote Thursday was 68 yeas to 29 nays. JI: Jim Inhofe (R) TC: Tom Coburn (R) SENATE VOTE Issue JI TC Vote 1 N N Vote 2 N N

Source: Tulsa World
10/25/09
Sherrod Brown can't have it both ways on health care

Luckily for Sherrod Brown, Sen. Tom Coburn sponsored an amendment that would require all members and their staff to enroll in any new government health plan ...

Source: Mansfield News Journal
10/25/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

C., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., endorsed their fellow C Street resident Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Hays, in the state's GOP Senate primary next year. ...

Source: The Wichita Eagle
10/25/09
Health care distortions: a politifact guide

When Sen. Tom Coburn said that under President Barack Obama's plan, "all the health care in this country is eventually going to be run by the government," ...

Source: Tampabay.com
10/23/09
Sources Say: That vacation money is in the mail, pal

But the boot does have its uses, especially when dealing with notorious climate-change deniers like US Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. Mikulski claims to have said ...

Source: Annapolis Capital
10/23/09
South Carolina Frets Over Image

...to his Twitter account in the past three months, always shirtless, frequently carrying one (or both) of his babies. Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D., and GOProud's Christopher R. Barron say that the inefficiencies of the Ryan White CARE Act suggest that a governme

Source: The Advocate
10/23/09
Cross-dressing Ban Unbecoming Morehouse

...uploaded to his Twitter account in the past three months, always shirtless, frequently carrying one (or both) of his babies. Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D., and GOProud's Christopher R. Barron say that the inefficiencies of the Ryan White CARE Act suggest that a

Source: The Advocate
10/23/09
Pee-wee Herman Stages a Return

...to his Twitter account in the past three months, always shirtless, frequently carrying one (or both) of his babies. Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D., and GOProud's Christopher R. Barron say that the inefficiencies of the Ryan White CARE Act suggest that a governme

Source: The Advocate
10/23/09
Paterson: Gay Marriage Coming to N.Y.

...uploaded to his Twitter account in the past three months, always shirtless, frequently carrying one (or both) of his babies. Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D., and GOProud's Christopher R. Barron say that the inefficiencies of the Ryan White CARE Act suggest that a

Source: The Advocate
10/23/09
Jane Lynch to Party Down, at the Altar

...to his Twitter account in the past three months, always shirtless, frequently carrying one (or both) of his babies. Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D., and GOProud's Christopher R. Barron say that the inefficiencies of the Ryan White CARE Act suggest that a governme

Source: The Advocate
10/23/09
NOM Sues Over Maine Election Law

...to his Twitter account in the past three months, always shirtless, frequently carrying one (or both) of his babies. Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D., and GOProud's Christopher R. Barron say that the inefficiencies of the Ryan White CARE Act suggest that a governme

Source: The Advocate
10/23/09
Federal hate crimes measure includes gays

...his group "is absolutely rejoicing. It's the closest we've come to this in Oklahoma." Oklahoma is one of five states without hate crime statutes that include sexual orientation. Both Oklahoma senators, Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn, opposed the measure. ..

Source: Tulsa World
10/23/09
Stealth Socialism

...ideas, like the expanded private coverage options of the Patients' Choice Act, backed by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Richard Burr, R-N.C. As Ryan warns, the federal government would run health care "with the compassion of

10/23/09
Group Wants Ex-Gay Books on Shelves

...to his Twitter account in the past three months, always shirtless, frequently carrying one (or both) of his babies. Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D., and GOProud's Christopher R. Barron say that the inefficiencies of the Ryan White CARE Act suggest that a governme

Source: The Advocate
10/23/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

I'ma bit late in getting to this, but I have to disagree with Suzy Khimm's take on GOP Senator Tom Coburn's co-authoring a piece for The Advocate with ...

Source: Tips-Q GLBT News (blog)
10/22/09
Battle Over Census Becoming Fight Over Illegal Immigration

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) is a co-sponsor of the amendment and stressed in a census oversight hearing this month that counting illegal and legal immigrants ...

Source: Politics Daily (blog)
10/22/09
Congress sends hate-crimes expansion bill to president

Both Oklahoma senators, Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn, joined 26 other Republicans and one Democrat in opposing the measure, which was attached to a must-pass ...

Source: Tulsa World
10/22/09
Rosie and Kelli Spotlight Gay Divorce

News of the split between Rosie O’Donnell and wife Kelli Carpenter may bring same-sex marriage rights to mind, but their plight also creates an opportunity to think about unequal rights and protections concerning same-sex divorce, says a Huffington

Source: The Advocate
10/22/09
Gay City News: Thompson for NYC Mayor

...to his Twitter account in the past three months, always shirtless, frequently carrying one (or both) of his babies. Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D., and GOProud's Christopher R. Barron say that the inefficiencies of the Ryan White CARE Act suggest that a governme

Source: The Advocate
10/22/09
Public option for Congress

This past summer, an amendment by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) was adopted by the Senate health committee by a 12-11 vote with an assist by Sen. ...

Source: The Hill
10/21/09
University's 'strategic plan' vitally important to educational experience

On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) proposed prohibiting the National Science Foundation from spending federal research ...

Source: Red and Black
10/21/09
An Interview With Governor Tim Pawlenty

Ron Wyden, (D-OR) and Sen. Tom Coburn, (R-OK). CNBC's Mary Thompson reports that the US pay Czar salary cuts will apply only to 2009 compensation packages. ...

Source: CNBC
10/21/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

A legislation, proposed and drafted by US Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) was billed as a way to uniformly enforce gun laws across different states and ...

Source: Yellowstone Insider
10/21/09
Antigay Flyer Attacks Kalamazoo Ordinance

...Tom Coburn, M.D., and GOProud's Christopher R. Barron say that the inefficiencies of the Ryan White CARE Act suggest that a government-run program is not the key to quality health care. How can the pop singer be everywhere at once? Searching for answer

Source: The Advocate
10/21/09
T.R. Knight Breaks Up With Boyfriend

...Tom Coburn, M.D., and GOProud's Christopher R. Barron say that the inefficiencies of the Ryan White CARE Act suggest that a government-run program is not the key to quality health care. How can the pop singer be everywhere at once? Searching for answer

Source: The Advocate
10/21/09
Boxer: Mixed Martial Arts Like Gay Porn

...to his Twitter account in the past three months, always shirtless, frequently carrying one (or both) of his babies. Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D., and GOProud's Christopher R. Barron say that the inefficiencies of the Ryan White CARE Act suggest that a governme

Source: The Advocate
10/21/09
Brown Wants Civil Ceremonies in Parliament

...to his Twitter account in the past three months, always shirtless, frequently carrying one (or both) of his babies. Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D., and GOProud's Christopher R. Barron say that the inefficiencies of the Ryan White CARE Act suggest that a governme

Source: The Advocate
10/21/09
Sen. Coburn Angry Over Closed-Door Meetings About Health Care Reform Bill

Count Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn sick of it. He's a senator, for God's sake. And even he can't get in. Senator, you are angry. ...

Source: FOXNews
10/20/09
Expanding the Medicaid Status Quo Is Not Health Reform [Tom Coburn and Dennis ...

Tom Coburn, MD, is a US senator from Oklahoma and Dennis Smith is a senior research fellow in Health Economics at the Heritage Foundation.

Source: National Review Online
10/20/09
Medicare Muddle On Part B Hike For Some Seniors

But in the Senate, it's being held up by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. Coburn called it "unsustainable in the face of massive entitlement obligations and a raid ...

Source: NPR

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