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Coburn: Benghazi Cover-up Complicates Entire Legislative Agenda
'Benghazi's far from over'
Tag: Tom Coburn
Coburn: ‘Glaring Omission’ from State Department’s Submission to Intelligence Committee
'I can't talk about it other than that'
Coburn on FAA Furloughs: It’s Not Real, It’s Cynical and It’s Shameful
'When management tells the union people, we want you all to take your furlough the same day so we shut down the airlines in America, I would tell you, there's where your problem is'
Coburn on Gun Control: ‘It Matters What the U.S. Constitution Says’
Coburn: Dinner ‘Something that Should Have Happened Years Ago’
While Sen. Tom Coburn (R., Okla.) called his dinner with President Obama and 11 other Republican Senators Wednesday night a good experience and a step forward in deficit negotiations, he added it “should have happened years ago” and Obama needed to continue work on his relationship-building with Congress. “It’s going to take a while to …
Cut Waste, Not Workers
Conservatives suggest sequester cuts focus on waste in federal government
Conservative groups are pushing the federal government to address waste before cutting services as part of the budget sequester that goes into effect today.
Coburn: Dire Consequences of Sequester Will Not Happen
'If it happens, it’s the ineptitude of the Administrative Branch because they want it to happen for a political purpose'
Parks and Recreation, Obama Style
Coburn to White House: Stop visiting cities promoting federal-local partnerships as sequestration looms
Sen. Tom Coburn (R., Okla.) sent a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Thursday asking the administration to terminate its “Connecting Your Community” campaign in which federal officials meet with leaders in 100 cities across the country to discuss ways the federal government can better assist local governments.
A Lack of Transparency
Hagel’s failure to disclose possible income from foreign sources raises red flags
Lingering questions about defense nominee Chuck Hagel’s financial ties to foreign countries could provide his Republican critics with the political ammunition needed to prevent his nomination from leaving the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), according to multiple sources close to the confirmation process.
Christie Craves Pork-Filled Bill
NJ gov slams House GOP for failing to pass Sandy bill stuffed with pork barrel spending
New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie attacked House Republicans for failing to pass the $60.4 billion Sandy relief bill despite glaring special interest spending and opposition from his own party.