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A ridiculous health care bill may get the treatment it deserves

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:01:55 +0000

Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn wants the 2074 page health care bill to be read aloud, front to back, on the Senate floor. This reading could take anywhere from a couple days to closer to a week. The best part is, there’s nothing that can be done to stop it. Any Senator can request ...

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Coburn's cravenness

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:49:00 +0000

COBURN'S CRAVENNESS.... Sen. Tom Coburn, a right-wing Republican from Oklahoma, is apparently not above callous opportunism. He saw headlines about mammogram screening, headlines about a proposed tax on elective cosmetic surgery, and in his drive to kill health care reform,...

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Senate bill weighs in at 2,074 pages

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:02:11 +0000

November 18, 2009 Senate bill weighs in at 2,074 pages In the Battle of the Health Bills, the Senate wins out, bulk-wise weighing in at 2,074 pages. The House health reform bill was a mere 1,990 pages when introduced. That means the Senate bill -- like the one in the House -- runs more pages ...

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Coburn vows to read the entire health care bill on the Senate floor.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:30:15 +0000

Speaking to reporters last night, the Senate’s top obstructionist , Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), said that he would attempt to slow down progress on health care reform by insisting that the 1,000-page-plus health care reform bill be read aloud on the Senate floor. “The American people ...

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Coburn lifts hold on vets' benefits bill

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:30:15 +0000

The hold on a veterans' benefits bill in the Senate was lifted on Wednesday by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.). Coburn's office confirmed that the Oklahoma conservative had agreed to lift his hold on the bill in exchange for the opportunity to offer an amendment that will address his concerns with ...

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Beginning Saturday, at a Senate far from you: health care disaster in the making?

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:37:00 +0000

On Satuday, the the Senate will vote on whether to move Reidcare forward by cutting off further debate on the issue. Senate Republican Tom Coburn, who had promised to read the entire bill into the record before such a vote, has relented and decided that it’s more important that everybody ...

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Coburn Joins Anti-CAIR Campaign « The Washington Independent

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:53:05 +0000

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Tom Coburn Joins Campaign Against Muslim Group

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:55:57 +0000

Via Dave Weigel, it looks like Tom Coburn (R-OK) has become the first senator to cast his lot with the group of House Republicans pursuing a campaign against the Council on American Islamic Relations. Though not explicitly invoked in a new letter to the IRS, the effort stems from purported ...

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Coburn: No Negotiation Over Ensign Affair

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:35:21 +0000

Lawmakers debate health care reform legislation on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." Health care - George Stephanopoulos - United States - Health - Health Policy

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Reid To Unveil Health Care Bill To Caucus At Evening Meeting

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:10:47 +0000

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will unveil his health care bill to the Democratic caucus this evening. Will details leak before then?

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Senate health vote set for Saturday night

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:31:02 +0000

Senate Democrats have cleared the way for a Saturday night vote to begin the healthcare debate, a Democratic aide said. Read more...

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Coburn to force reading of health bill

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:17:14 +0000

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) says he will make sure the entire healthcare bill is read out loud on the Senate floor before debate can proceed. Though the final Senate bill hasn't been revealed yet, the House version spanned almost 2,000 pages. The Senate bill is likely to be at least 1,000 pages. ...

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Holder dials back his commitment to pushing assault weapons ban

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:24:00 +0000

Attorney General Eric Holder is retreating on his commitment to pursue a controversial gun-control measure. Read more...

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C Street House No Longer Tax Exempt

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:00:00 +0000

Residents of the C Street Christian fellowship house will no longer benefit from a loophole that had allowed the house's owners to avoid paying property taxes. Previously, the house -- despite being home to numerous lawmakers -- had been tax exempt, because it was classified as a church. That ...

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GOP latest: Tax on breast reconstruction?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:28 +0000

From NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell and Domenico Montanaro In the Reid healthcare bill, there is a new 5% tax on elective cosmetic surgery. Today, Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn , who is a physician and staunchly opposed to this legislation, suggested on the Senate floor that a woman would be ...

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Health bill could get 34-hour reading in Senate

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:53:00 +0000

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 done on the Senate floor. The Oklahoma Republican has threatened to invoke parliamentary rules to force the Senate clerk (or more likely, a team of clerks) to read the ...

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Senator Coburn’s “Support the Troops”

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:58:14 +0000

Some feel that those who did not support the invasion and occupation of Iraq do not support the troops. It is my conviction that supporting the troops is more than just supporting a war. There are millions of Americans who do not support this or that war, but certainly respect, honor, ...

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Reid Is Ready to Go

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:22:30 +0000

Multiple sources on and around Capitol Hill say Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is ready to go. At 5 p.m. today, he'll present the Congressional Budget Office score and the full bill to a meeting of the Democratic caucus. A press conference may follow. The Democratic message machine is ...

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Will The DeMint Revolution Amount To Much?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:02:42 +0000

Politico chronicles the growing popularity of Sen. Jim DeMint among the legion of tea-party inspired challengers to Republican incumbents. One point is that the vacuum created by the NRSC's decision not to spend money in primaries has allowed DeMint's own Senate Conservatives Fund to fill the ...

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