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Dr. No in the Front Row
FamousDC —
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Democrats.Senate.Gov: Unexpected Guest, "Dr. No," Blocks Veterans Bill Democratic Senators Daniel Akaka, Jon Tester and Mark Begich held a press conference today calling on Republican Senator Tom Coburn to release his hold on a veterans’ health bill.Senator Coburn showed up to the press conference attacking him and ...8 hours ago -
Cobun Hates Veterans
Alterdestiny —
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I guess people in Oklahoma like that Tom Coburn holds up every piece of legislation to protest its cost, but holding up veterans benefits seems like a really bad idea . Moreover, it seems like a useful to attack Coburn in his upcoming Senate election. Ive thought for years that Democrats need to be far more ...15 hours ago -
Ensign No Longer At C Street: Report
TPMMuckraker —
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Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) had some good times and some bad times at the Christian home on C Street that hes lived in since 1995. But now, reports the Las Vegas Sun , hes moved out. According to the paper, Ensign was not pushed out, but rather left on his own, out of a desire to spare the houses residents any ...19 hours ago -
If Anything, the Senates Task Is Trickier
NYT > Theater —
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If it was tough for the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, to win passage of a health care bill, imagine the painful task in store for the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, who needs the support of all 60 of his caucus members just to bring a health bill to floor.1 day ago -
DC’s Newest Reality Show
Emptywheel —
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And speaking of C Street , it looks like the moralizing hypocrites at C Street are shopping for a new roomie. Sen. John Ensign has moved out of the C Street house , the Christian home he shared with other elected officials on Capitol Hill that came under scrutiny for its residents’ beliefs and practices and ...1 day ago -
Doctor No, health care rationing, and unanimous consent.
Moe Lane —
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(H/T: Big Government ) Senator Tom Coburn is living up to his nickname: Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who developed a close friendship with President Obama when they served together in the Senate, is threatening to have the entire health care bill read on the Senate floor. Senior Senate Democratic aides ...2 days ago -
Doctor No, health care rationing, and unanimous consent.
RedState —
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(H/T: Big Government ) Senator Tom Coburn is living up to his nickname: Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who developed a close friendship with President Obama when they served together in the Senate, is threatening to have the entire health care bill read on the Senate floor. Senior Senate Democratic aides ...2 days ago -
Why We Love Sen. Coburn, Reason #325: Dr. No Threatening to Have Bill Read on Senate Floor
Big Government —
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From Politico : Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who developed a close friendship with President Obama when they served together in the Senate, is threatening to have the entire health care bill read on the Senate floor. Senior Senate Democratic aides had heard Coburn was considering having ...3 days ago -
Dr. Coburns prescription to stop the Pelosi bailout for Abortion Inc.
The Other McCain —
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Brilliant : Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who developed a close friendship with President Obama when they served together in the Senate, is threatening to have the entire health care bill read on the Senate floor. . . . Coburn, who has a reputation for using procedural rules to block and delay legislation, ...3 days ago -
Tom Coburn Hates Veterans
Who Hijacked Our Country —
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Senator Tom Coburn (R-Shitstain) has placed a legislative hold on the Veterans’ Caregiver and Omnibus Health Benefits Act of 2009 (S 1963). This is his way of protesting against the stimulus bill, which he has called “the worst act of generational theft in our nation’s history.” Thirteen military and ...3 days ago -
Tom Coburn places hold on veterans benefits bill
The Political Carnival —
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By GottaLaff Nothing says Support the Troops/Vets like obstruction: It turns out [Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)] has been the senator who has placed holds on several veterans benefits bills because he wanted to divert money from unspent ARRA funds them: Thirteen major military and veterans groups have ...4 days ago -
Coburn, McCain Endorse Fiorina Senate Bid
RedState —
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Carly Fiorina , the former Hewlett-Packard CEO-turned-McCain campaign advisor and surrogate, announced on Thursday the endorsements of eight Republican Senators, including conservative stalwart Senator Tom Coburn . “Our nation is facing serious economic challenges because we keep rehiring the same failed career ...4 days ago -
Coburn Holding Up Critical Vets Bill
Featured States News —
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Original Author: SarahBurris The Army Times today announced that Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn is the one responsible for holding up a major veterans benefits bill. "Coburn has been identified by Senate aides as the lawmaker preventing consideration of S 1963, the Veterans ...5 days ago -
Health Care Reform: How a Small Bill Could Pay Big Dividends
Pajamas Media —
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Theres no way a one-page proposal could be better than a 1,500-page, trillion-dollar bill — is there?6 days ago -
Health Care Reform: Senate Doctor Show
Policy and Medicine —
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The team of John Barrasso, M.D. (R-WY) and Tom Coburn, M.D. , (R-OK) have joined together to put on a weekly webcast TV Show “ the Senate Doctors Show” (a little like public access TV but what the heck) on the health care reform debate. It is interesting to note that Coburn was born ...1 week ago -
Senators Seek To Continue Government Spying On You Without Justification
That's My Congress —
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Those of us who still believe that the promises of the Constitution should be kept cannot win the debate in increments, begging for scraps of portions of our rights. Republican politicians interpret these maneuvers as signs of weakness. S. 1692 is an unsuccessful appeasement that needs to be defeated so that the ...1 week ago -
Trip’s afternoon reading
New Mexico Independent —
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An early, controlled release of state prisoners has been mentioned as a consequence of deep spending cuts ordered by the New Mexico Legislature to the state’s $5 billion budget. Whether that actually occurs is unclear. My bet is that it won’t for several reasons. But one state, Illinois, appears ready to carry ...1 week ago -
Another Reason Not to Mess with Tom Coburn
FamousDC —
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New York Times: A Senate Naysayer, Spoiling for Health Care FightHe tries to stop armadillos from tearing up his lawn. He pulls fat water moccasins from his pool.…“I kill them,” he said with relish, “by slicing their heads off with the sharp edge of a shovel.”Share on FacebookRelated posts:There’s A Reason ...1 week ago -
We need more Tom Coburn’s in Congress
Sharp Right Turn —
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I read today the New York Times article on Tom Coburn , Senator from Oklahoma. I expected the article to be a perfect slam against a man who holds his views tightly and is not afraid to buck the overreaches in the halls of Congress. But, I was pleasantly surprised. While I’m sure the NYT’s references to ...1 week ago -
The problem with Mr. Coburn
Jason Gooljar: The Working Families Party Man -- Kill the Corporation —
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“My mission is to frame this health care debate in terms of the fiscal ruin of this country,” said the 61-year-old Mr. Coburn, who recently railed on the Senate floor that the federal debt was “waterboarding” his five grandchildren. “I have instructed my staff to clear my schedule for every minute that bill ...1 week ago
