Senator Thomas Coburn

Republican  •  Oklahoma  •  4th Term  •  Sworn In 1995
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 88%
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11/25/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

Sen. Tom Coburn is against earmarking altogether, saying it's fraught with conflicts of interest. Party leaders and those on the appropriations committees ...

Source: CBS News
11/25/09
Senator Coburn Finally Does the Right Thing

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote how one Senator, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, was obstructing urgently needed legislation intended to help wounded veterans and ...

Source: The Moderate Voice
11/25/09
What should Democrats fear on health care?

Republican Sen. Tom Coburn counts no fewer than 11 studies that say provisions in the bill will raise premiums. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, ...

Source: Bowling Green Daily News
11/25/09
In Defense of Political Science

...beings, there may never be fixed laws of human behavior the way there are laws of physics. That's why—ostensibly at least—Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) tried to prevent the National Science Foundation (NSF) from "wasting" any more money on political scienc

Source: Big Think
11/25/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

... Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn last week announced his intention to press for a full reading of the 2074 page bill on the floor of the Senate, ...

Source: Christian Post
11/25/09
Letter to the Editor: Coburn and veterans

Published: 11/25/2009  5:52 AM Last Modified: 11/25/2009  5:52 AM Sen. Tom Coburn held up the Veterans Caregiver and Omnibus Health Benefits Act of 2009. Coburn, who didn't bother serving in the military, obviously thinks it is appropriate to play

Source: Tulsa World
11/25/09
Senator Coburn Finally Does the Right Thing

...couple of weeks ago, I wrote how one Senator, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, was obstructing urgently needed legislation intended to help wounded veterans and their families. The omnibus legislation drew unanimous committee approval. But Senator Coburn objecte

11/24/09
What should Democrats fear on health care?

...abortion; and knocks people out of their current coverage. For all that, it only covers half the uninsured. Republican Sen. Tom Coburn counts no fewer than 11 studies that say provisions in the bill will raise premiums. According to the Kaiser Family Fo

11/24/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn, both of Oklahoma, voted against Saturday's measure. Inhofe had a number of concerns with the bill. “We need reforms, but this ...

Source: Tahlequah Daily Press
11/24/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

Sen. Tom Coburn introduced a bill that would force all members of congress to take the insurance plan they are foisting on us for themselves and their ...

Source: Newsweek
11/24/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn, both of Oklahoma, voted against Saturday's measure. Inhofe had a number of concerns with the bill. “We need reforms, but this ...

Source: Tahlequah Daily Press
11/24/09
On Health Care, Should Dems Fear Failure or Success? -- By: Rich Lowry

...abortion; and knocks people out of their current coverage. For all that, it only covers half the uninsured. Republican Sen. Tom Coburn counts no fewer than eleven studies that say provisions in the bill will raise premiums. According to the Kaiser Famil

11/24/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

Sen. Tom Coburn introduced a bill that would force all members of congress to take the insurance plan they are foisting on us for themselves and their ...

Source: Newsweek
11/24/09
The Secret Political Reach Of 'The Family'

Senator Jim Inhofe, of Oklahoma, boasts of traveling around the world, doing The Family's political business. Senator Tom Coburn has done the same thing. ...

Source: WBUR
11/23/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

ABC, This Week: Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE), Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). ...

Source: TPMDC (blog)
11/23/09
Will The DeMint Revolution Amount To Much?

And not only has the NRSC endorsed several DeMint-approved candidates, like Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania and Tom Coburn in Oklahoma, it remains a potent ...

Source: Atlantic Online (blog)
11/23/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

Unable to stop Ensign from pursuing his wife, Hampton at one point enlisted the help Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who lived with Ensign in a Christian ...

Source: Politico
11/23/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

ABC, This Week: Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE), Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). ...

Source: TPMDC (blog)
11/23/09
DeMint's organization

Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania, nearly $30000 for Sen. Tom Coburn in Oklahoma and almost $12000 for Devore in California. DeMint is also considering getting ...

Source: Politico
11/23/09
Coburn still plans for lots of reading

...the health care bill, but they didn't want to spend days next week having the 2,074-page document read aloud, as Sen. Tom Coburn had threatened. Though Coburn had to drop that plan, the Oklahoma Republican said he still plans to post a section-by-sectio

Source: Tulsa World
11/22/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

I am joined by Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Republican of Tennessee, Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, Senator Ben Nelson, ...

Source: ABC News
11/22/09
State of the Union: John King's Crib Sheet for November 22

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) on abc's “This Week” “This bill creates 70 new government agencies with thousands of new bureaucrats, with - I'm talking about the ...

Source: CNN Political Ticker
11/22/09
TV soundoff: Sunday Talking Heads

Tom Coburn is on, today? The Senate is literally mounting a Sunday morning charisma offensive. This panel is Marsha Blackburn, Ben "Ralph Wiggum" Nelson, ...

Source: Huffington Post (blog)
11/22/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

... the health care bill, but they didn't want to spend days next week having the 2074-page document read aloud, as US Sen. Tom Coburn had threatened. ...

Source: NewsOK.com
11/22/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

Sen. Tom Coburn on Sunday denied that he had a role in helping Sen. John Ensign negotiate a payoff of a former aide and close friend, whose wife had an ...

Source: FOXNews
11/22/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

... the health care bill, but they didn't want to spend days next week having the 2074-page document read aloud, as US Sen. Tom Coburn had threatened. ...

Source: NewsOK.com
11/22/09
Oklahoma's Two US Senators Ready To Debate Health Care Bill

And, it's really malpractice what we're doing," Senator Tom Coburn said. Senator Jim Inhofe echoes Coburn with attacks to the bill. ...

Source: News On 6
11/22/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

... the health care bill, but they didn't want to spend days next week having the 2074-page document read aloud, as US Sen. Tom Coburn had threatened. ...

Source: NewsOK.com
11/22/09
RE: Thomas Coburn

Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. There was knowledge of the issues and a good discussion between George S, Nelson, Blackburn, and Coburn. ...

Source: ABC News
11/22/09
Health Care Bill Still Faces Huge Hurdles in the Senate

...harbored serious reservations about provisions in the bill. Republicans - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and senators Tom Coburn, Kay Bailey Hutchison and Lamar Alexander - asserted that the public is opposed to the Democratic measure because of

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