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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 ...
marinecorpstimes.com - 25 days ago
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Thirteen 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 ...
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Coburn named as senator holding up vets bill
politico.com - 23 days ago
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November 06, 2009 Coburn threatening to have bill
read on Senate floor Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma...
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Doctor No, health care rationing, and unanimous consent.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
(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 had heard Coburn was considering having potentially thousands of pages read aloud in effort to stall passage. “If he did this it would be even outrageous for a guy who’s become known as Dr. No around here,” one of them told POLITICO. ...
Doctor No, health care rationing, and unanimous consent.
RedState —
(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 had heard Coburn was considering having potentially thousands of pages read aloud in effort to stall passage. “If he did this it would be even outrageous for a guy who’s become known as Dr. No around here,” one of them told POLITICO. ...
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