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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Veterans and supporters ask Coburn to drop hold on bill
...11/7/2009 2:25 AM Last Modified: 11/7/2009 2:25 AM WASHINGTON — Veterans and their supporters called on U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn on Friday to drop his hold and allow a vote on a bill to offer assistance and improve benefits to wounded veterans and t
Lawmaker halts ‘omnibus' bills on debt worry
...can move on to other late, more politically sensitive business. Standing against 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 c
Oklahoma senator standing in way of veterans benefits bill
...can move on to other late, more politically sensitive 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 c
War of words heats up over vets bill blockage
...committee proposals packaged into one bill so it could quickly pass. Consideration of the measure is being blocked by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who doesn’t want the measure brought up unless he is given an opportunity to offer amendments. “This sing
Coburn: Senate Will Thwart Obamacare
...you listen to the patient they will tell you what is wrong; Do no harm; If its already been tried, dont do it again. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says the House will pass a healthcare bill this year, but that the Senate wont. In a recent speech, Cobu
U.S. Trials OK'd for 9/11 Suspects
...spending bill, meaning Mr. Vitter's amendment could no longer be offered under the rules of debate. The Senate also rejected Sen. Tom Coburn's amendment that would have stripped money from the National Science Foundation's political science research pr
Military Update: Senator stalls wounded veterans’ caregiver 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
Vanaskie makes his case before Senate committee
...chairman, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the Constitution gives Congress broad powers to regulate interstate commerce. Asked by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., for the Constitution's limitations on the powers, the judge said past Supreme Court rulings and a judge
Mark Maynard: Tank was memorable to many: 11/05/09
...where recently the Senate Health Services Committee voted 12-11 in favor of a two-page amendment, written by Sen. Tom Coburn, which would require all members of Congress and their staff members to enroll in any new government-run health plan. From the
American Legion ups pressure on Coburn
...American Legion is organizing a grassroots campaign in Oklahoma to try to persuade Republican Sen. Tom Coburn to lift his hold on S 1963, an omnibus veterans bill, so it can be approved and enacted. “We are contacting Legionnaires in Oklahoma to infor
New Joseph Farah for 11/04/2009
...Halloween that the U.S. will soon lift the travel ban on foreigners with the disease entering the country. Further, as Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), a medical doctor, revealed in an article published in the Advocate, a national homosexual magazine, another
Coburn: Objection is cost, not veterans
...veterans and their families, but he does hate the idea of creating new benefits without paying for them, his spokesman says. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is using Senate rules to block a vote on S 1963, a major veterans bill, unless he has the chance to of
Arizona Republican Urges Democrats To Reverse Key Provision In Healthcare Bills
...John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to exclude a provision that exempts insurance companies from tort claims from the proposed health care bills in the House and
Coburn named as senator holding up vets bill
...major military and veterans groups have joined forces to try to force one senator — Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma — to release a hold that he has placed on a major veterans benefits bill. Coburn has been identified by Senate aides as the lawmake
Coburn named as senator holding up vets bill
...major military and veterans groups have joined forces to try to force one senator — Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma — to release a hold that he has placed on a major veterans benefits bill. Coburn has been identified by Senate aides as the lawmake
Earmarks aid private airports
...Nov. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. taxpayer funds earmarked for "low priority" airports favor politics over practicality, Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn said. "We are putting politicians' interests ahead of safety and efficiency," Coburn said referring to federal funds tha
Analysis: Airports get $1.1B for pet projects
...delays at the nation's 35 busiest airports. "We are putting politicians' interests ahead of safety and efficiency," said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., an earmark critic who wants money spent on improving safety and reducing delays. FAA spokeswoman Marcia Ad
Senators Jostle For Position On Health Reform Provisions
...get coverage, and make it easier for the elderly to buy medication" (Donmoyer, 10/30). The New York Times profiles Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., "known as Dr. No." "As the health care overhaul heads to the Senate floor, Mr. Coburn is preparing for what he
Airports reap $1.1B in earmarks
...flight delays at the nations 35 busiest airports. We are putting politicians interests ahead of safety and efficiency, said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., an earmark critic who wants money spent on improving safety and reducing delays. The FAA downplayed the
Government asked why suspended Air Force contractors receiving funds
A member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has asked the Defense Department to explain why APM LLC is still receiving federal stimulus funds as an Air Force contractor when APM and other companies have been
Political Notebook
...two U.S. senators, both conservative Republicans, are on opposite sides in Kansas' Senate primary race. Last March, Sen. Tom Coburn endorsed Rep. Jerry Moran, who described Coburn as a "conservative leader'' on issues such as spending. Last week, Sen. J
Letters
...World's Editorial Writers Published: 10/31/2009 2:20 AM Last Modified: 10/31/2009 2:20 AM Sen. Tom Coburn is popular with us voters here in Oklahoma. We don't care what the rest of the country says about him. He single handedly stops spending abus
Critics decry museums' piece of federal stimulus pie
...can ill afford at a time of record budget deficits. "Should we build a museum when we have roads in disrepair?" asked Sen. Tom Coburn (R., Okla.). In the past four years, Coburn said, $28 million has been spent to fund 55 transportation museums. Million
Letter to the editor: With friends like this
...10/31/2009 2:20 AM Last Modified: 10/31/2009 4:21 AM Sen. Tom Coburn is popular with us voters here in Oklahoma. We don't care what the rest of the country says about him. He single handedly stops spending abuses in government. He's always looking
Senators jostle for position on health reform provisions
...get coverage, and make it easier for the elderly to buy medication" (Donmoyer, 10/30). The New York Times profiles Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., "known as Dr. No." "As the health care overhaul heads to the Senate floor, Mr. Coburn is preparing for what he
Inhofe halts bid to extend road funding
...Individual projects will have to be put off, Inhofe said, and that means the construction season will end early. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., declined to comment. According to Inhofe, there was plenty of blame to go around for what he viewed as an outrageo
Letter to the editor: Coburn's light of day
...the details. When Julianne Romanello wrote her letter to the editor ("Coburn vs. political science," Oct. 17), criticizing Sen. Tom Coburn for his problem with proposed National Science Foundation funding, she obviously had not heard his speech to the S
Prospective Star Tribune investors Opperman and Taylor: spending millions to influence politics
...gave $5,000 to Bachmann. Nationally, Taylor has supported some of the GOP's most conservative members, including Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn and South Carolina's Jim DeMint. Relative moderates Mel Martinez and Kit Bond also received contributions. As with
Senators express concern about administration's contracting guidance
...new contracting guidance during a hearing on Wednesday. While Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Bob Bennett of Utah and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma all weighed in, some of the most pointed criticism came from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental
Coburn: White House Bid to Marginalize Critics, Fox News Backfiring
...Tom Coburn on Tuesday urged the Obama White House to show "more maturity and less partisanship," arguing that the administration's attempt to marginalize critics has backfired. The Oklahoma Republican wrote in a column that Senate Majority Leader Ha
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