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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11/20/09
Republicans assail US health care ...

...to help her state cover health care costs for the poor. While the struggle was forming, there were limits. Republican Sen. Tom Coburn ...

Source: Macleans.ca
11/20/09
BU professor defends projects afte...

...Binghamton University Professor David Cingranelli. Why? His project was highlighted as an example of useless spending. U.S. Sen. Tom C...

11/19/09
Pelosi's health bill: Neither high...

...This would include children in families with annual income as high as $80,000 per year. A common-sense proposal by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-...

11/19/09
Republicans blast 'bait and switch...

...of $100 million to help her state cover health care costs for the poor. While the struggle was forming, there were limits. Sen. Tom Co...

11/18/09
Coburn lifts hold on vet benefits ...

...negotiators to begin work on a compromise measure that could become law this year The U.N. amendment will be offered by Sen. Tom Cobur...

11/18/09
Official: Oklahoma construction pr...

...said he explained the situation in Oklahoma to members of the state's congressional delegation, including Republican Sen. Tom Coburn. ...

Source: Tulsa World
11/18/09
Senate to Vote Thursday on Appeals...

...on the Senate Judiciary Committee to question Hamilton at a rare second hearing on his nomination, held April 29.   When Sen. Tom Cob...

Source: CNSNews.com
11/18/09
As Senate Debate Approaches, Parti...

...Republican lawmakers when they talk about the debate over reforming the nation's health care system." The two doctors, Sens. Tom Cobur...

11/18/09
Column: It's official: The C Stree...

...prayer meetings, while the upstairs houses residents that recently included three House members as well as Ensign and Sen. Tom Coburn ...

11/18/09
Coburn to offer amendment on wound...

...an agreement has been reached to allow a vote on a bill to help severely wounded veterans that has been held up Sen. Tom Coburn. Reid,...

Source: Tulsa World

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11/20/09
Reid, Dems stay cautiously optimistic

...a statement stating that Reid honored her wish for 72 hours to read the bill but didn’t signal how she would vote Saturday. Sen. Tom ...

Source: The Politico
11/19/09
Health bill could get 34-hour read...

...Times: The 2,074-page Senate health care bill would take 34 hours to read cover to cover — and that’s just what Sen. Tom Coburn wants...

Source: Beltway Blips
11/19/09
Pat Dollard | Young Americans | Bl...

The 2074-page Senate health care bill would take 34 hours to read cover to cover — and that's just what Sen. Tom Coburn wants done on the...

11/19/09
ARRA News Service: Today in Washin...

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has offered an amendment to offset the cost by cutting contributions to some international organizations. At 2 PM,...

11/19/09
Senate passes benefits for vets' c...

Although the bill had bipartisan support, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., held it up for weeks trying to persuade senators to pay for the new s...

Source: The Wire
11/19/09
Senate Health Bill Headed For Mara...

A couple of weeks ago, I chuckled when I heard that Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn (R) was threatening to read the entire Senate Health care...

11/19/09
Weasel Zippers: GOP Senator Wants ...

Bring the No-Doz..... (Washington Times)- The 2074-page Senate health care bill would take 34 hours to read cover to cover -- and that's ...

11/19/09
GOP senator backs off threat to re...

Republican Sen. Tom Coburn is backing off his threat to require that the Senate read the 2074-page health care bill because some GOP coll...

11/19/09
Munz's Place: The Associated Press...

The Associated Press: GOP senator backs off threat to read health bill: "WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Tom Coburn is backing off his threa...

11/19/09
TBogg » Health bill to be read as ...

Senator Tom Coburn, the Scourge of Middle School Bathroom Lesbians, does not much like this health care bill that Democrats are FORCING D...

Source: TBogg
Official website: http://coburn.senate.gov/public/
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172 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5754
Fax: 202-224-6008

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