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Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) discusses the prospects of reviewing the 14th amendment to prevent children of illegal immigrants born in the United States from becoming citizens Distributed by Tubemogul.
www.conservativechristianonward.com When Elena Kagan was asked whether or not she believed the second amendment was a natural right endowed by our creator by Senator Coburn, Kagan responded, "I don't have a view of what are natural rights." Given her record of wanting to censor speech, the internet, ban books, loathing that their isn't a demand for socialism in the US and now this, is this type of ideological nut who doesn't even accept where the rights in the constitution come from who we want interpreting it?
Senator Coburn questions Elena Kagan about gun ownership. Will she answer his question or what? More News: siftednews.com FAIRUSE NOTICE This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 USC section 107 of the US Copyright Law.
In a 1987 memo, Kagan wrote she was "not sympathetic" to a petitioner's claim that his constitutional rights were violated by Washington, DC's gun ban. The Supreme Court struck down that ban in a nearly identical case in 2008.
(Thursday, June 17 2010) Msnbc's Dylan Ratigan talks with Dr. Coburn about the current rate of spending taking place in Congress and his amendment to the tax extenders bill that would offset its costs by reducing government waste and inefficiency, and ultimately save billions of taxpayer dollars.
(Thursday, June 17 2010) After offering an amendment that would pay for the cost of the tax extenders bill, Dr. Coburn discusses Washington's spending addiction and the inability of Congress to pay legislation that reduces wasteful spending and saves taxpayer dollars.
(Thursday, June 17 2010) Senator Coburn utilizes a parliamentary tactic known as the "clay pigeon" which divides his amendment into 20 separate amendments, thereby giving the Senate 20 options to help pay for the costs of the "debt extenders" bill, $55 billion of which is not offset.
(Thursday, June 17 2010) Thune Amendment to the Extenders bill aims at improving the bill by proposing ways of paying for the bill by saying "no" to more government spending.
(Tuesday May 25, 2010) Senate floor
(May 11, 2010) Dr. Coburn on the Senate floor discussing Senator McCain's amendment to the financial reform bill, that would end the conservatorship of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) and eventually requires each to operate without government subsidies.
Senate Floor May 6, 2010
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...rapists from obtaining taxpayer-funded erectile dysfunction drugs through the new health care law. Opponents argued Dr. Coburn’s amendment was “not serious” even though there have been hundreds of cases of sex offenders receiving these drugs through Medicaid...
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...because he puts holds on scores of proposals winding their way through the traditionally slow Senate process. Coburn threw out an amendment to bar coverage of Viagra for convicted sex offenders, insisting his amendment should be taken seriously, but didn't...
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TPTV: Thom Paine Television GoodCommonSense.wordpress.com Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) introduces an amendment to prevent Medicaid from providing Viagra to sex offenders, child molesters, and rapists. It (of course) did not pass.
Letter: What Democrats wantedAlbany Democrat HeraldA 2005 survey found that some 800 convicted sex offenders had received Medicaid-funded impotence drugs, so Tom Coburn of Oklahoma proposed barring the ...
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Coburn, Ritze, Brogdon continue fight against ObamacareTulsa BeaconTom Coburn offered an amendment to the bill passed last week by the House that would prohibit coverage of Viagra and other erectile dysfunction medications ...Efforts to stop Obamacare continue in the LegislatureTulsa Beaconall 2 news articles »
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Democrats vote no on Obamacare for Congress, yes on pay raisesExaminer.comThis was another amendment proposed by Coburn. It is a safe assumption that the majority of American people are not in favor of providing Viagra to child ...The Law of Unintended ConsequencesCanada Free PressCan the government make health care work?Pacific Coast Business Timesall 8 news articles »
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Coburn playing both sides against middleTulsa World2 Democratic leader, said of Coburn's amendment. "There is a fertile mind somewhere on the staff of the other side of the aisle dreaming up 'gotcha' ...and more »
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New York PostHealth bill appears to exempt some congressional staffPolitiFactThe Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee adopted a Coburn amendment that would have required lawmakers and their staff to enroll in the public ...Congressional Staffers Complain About Double Standard in Health Care LawFOXNewsFails to apply health care reforms to White House and all of CongressVinton TodayLoophole Exempts Washington Insiders From Obamacare MandatePrison Planet.comWall Street Journal -NewsMax.com -FOXBusiness (blog)all 44 news articles »
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Boston GlobeCoburn's Hard BargainOpEdNewsCoburn's amendment was a Republican vote-magnet for a fifth reason: if the amendment passed, then the whole "fixes" bill would have to be returned to the ...Dems Subsidize Prescription-Strength Sex-Enhancement Medication For Child RapistsTown HallEDITORIAL: Obamacare's subsidy for the sexually depravedWashington TimesSenate Decides Health Reform Isn't The Time To Have The Viagra TalkThe IN VIVO Blog (blog)Auburn Journal -121doc (blog) -Firedoglake (blog)all 577 news articles »
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Pryor, Lincoln vote togetherPolitico... vote-a-rama Wednesday and Thursday — on the Coburn Motion to Commit the bill to the Finance Committee, Grassley amendment 3569,Coburn amendment 3700, ...and more »
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March 25th, 2010, WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday killed a proposal by Sen. Tom Coburn to prevent convicted sex offenders from getting Viagra or similar prescriptions in the insurance markets to be established under the new health reform law. Coburn's amendment was one of several shot down by Democrats working to approve a package of changes to the health care reform bill signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama.
Healthcare Bill Exempts Congress And Staff This is so outrageous Im fairly speechless. The Congressional Research Service believes a court could rule that the legislation would exclude professional committee staff, joint committee staff, some shared staff, as well as potentially those staff employed by leadership offices. However, when the combined Senate bill came to the floor, the definition of staff had been narrowed. Both senators filed a second amendment in December restating their original intent, but they say Democrats blocked it. The American people will be appalled to learn the health care bill exempts leadership and committee staff. This special deal for unelected staff underscores everything the public detests about the arrogance of power in Washington, Coburn said. I tried to fix this inequity along with senators Grassley, Burr and Vitter, but Majority Leader [Harry] Reid obstructed our effort. The fascist democrats obstructed an amendment that forced themselves and their crony staff from being put into the same lot with the rest of us. Of course, why wouldnt they? They are a bunch of fascist looting criminal thieves intent on destroying this country at all costs. They have no morals. They have no respect for freedom or liberty. They have no respect for the constitution. As with all tyrannical governments laws are for the little people. Of course, this is just one outrage among thousands. The history of government giving itself more rights than its citizens is ...
New York Times (blog)US Sen. Tom Coburn's Viagra amendment failsNewsOK.comCoburn's amendment was one of several shot down by Democrats working to approve a package of changes to the health care reform bill signed into law Tuesday ...Coburn's Erectile Dysfunction Amendment Is KilledNew York Times (blog)LA Dems Call Out Coburn On Viagra Amendment -- Why Not Throw In Prostitution ...TPM LiveWire (blog)Coburn introduces health bill amendment to prevent sexual enhancers for child ...The Hill (blog)Daily Kos (blog) -CBS News -Chicago Tribune (blog)all 78 news articles »
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Telegraph.co.ukRepublicans In Push To Stall Health OverhaulWBURWELNA: At a rally promoting the new health care law, Senate majority leader Harry Reid reacted to Coburn's amendment with scorn. ...Reconciliation Bill May Need Another House VoteHealthLeaders MediaRepublicans use Viagra to pervert healthcare reformThe Guardian (blog)House Passes Final Health Care Bill, 220 to 207Politics Daily (blog)MainStreet -CBS News -Las Vegas Sunall 10,151 news articles »
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Due to the far reaching intrusive nature of the Obamacare bill, there are all sorts of things we're now paying for that probably aren't in the public interests. One of those things is we're giving impotent child molesters medicine for erectile disfunction. Sen. Tom Coburn offered an amendment to the reconciliation bill that would correct this issue, and all but 2 Democrats voted to kill the amendment (voted for free boner pills for child molesters and convicted rapists). You read that correctly, the Democrats were nearly united in their defense of the right of rapists and child molesters to free viagra. I'm sure we're never been prouder (certainly not completely embarrassed) of our Senior senator.
Amendment to the reconciliation bill.
Vote-a-rama comethWashington Post (blog)Tom Coburn's amendment "prohibiting coverage of Viagra for child molesters and rapists." But embarrassment is temporary. Delay, particularly in the Senate, ...Amendment 'vote-a-rama' begins in SenateModernHealthcare.comHere come the Republican amendmentsWashington Post (blog)Vote-a-rama updateWashington Post (blog)all 8 news articles »
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No Viagra for sex offenders Republicans are doing their best to use Senate procedure to derail the reconciliation bill. And true to form, Republican Sen. Tom Coburn has introduced a few amendments that will be very hard for Democrats to vote against, including no Viagra for sex offenders. Coburns amendments No Erectile Dysfunction Drugs To Sex Offenders This amendment would enact recommendations from the Government Accountability Office to stop fraudulent payments for prescription drugs prescribed by dead providers or, to dead patients. This amendment also prohibits coverage of Viagra and other ED medications to convicted child molesters, rapists, and sex offenders, and prohibits coverage of abortion drugs. Note the creation of exchanges could allow sex offenders to receive taxpayer funded Viagra and other ED drugs unless Congress expressly prohibits this action see additional background attached Bureaucrat Cap and Trade This amendment would ensure that no provisions in the health bill increase the size of government bureaucracies in Washington, DC This amendment requires that for each government bureaucrat added to a government agency as a result of this act, there must be a corresponding decrease in a government bureaucrat at that agency. The federal government should not grow the bureaucracy in Washington, DC when one in 10 Americans is looking for work and twice as many are underemployed. Congress Should Not Lecture Americans About Fiscal Responsibility - This ...
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US Senator George lemieux (R-FL) joined several colleagues to call for enactment of a one-year moratorium on congressional earmarks and passage of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. lemieux says the effort is necessary if the nation is going to cut spending, balance its budget, and reduce the national debt. lemieux joined with Senators Jim demint (R-SC), John mccain (R-AZ), Tom Coburn (R-OK), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in introducing the earmark moratorium and balanced budget legislation.
US Senator George LeMieux (R-FL) joined several colleagues to call for enactment of a one-year moratorium on congressional earmarks and passage of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. LeMieux says the effort is necessary if the nation is going to cut spending, balance its budget, and reduce the national debt. LeMieux joined with Senators Jim DeMint (R-SC), John McCain (R-AZ), Tom Coburn (R-OK), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in introducing the earmark moratorium and balanced budget legislation.
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Senator Bernie Sanders withdraws his single-payer amendment to the health insurance bill after Senator Coburn makes a Senate clerk read all 767 pages out loud. Al Franken denies Joe Lieberman additional speaking time on the floor of the Senate, and all hell breaks loose. John mccain says he does not remember another instance of a Senator objecting to another Senator receiving a few additional moments to speak, but it turns out mccain himself did so a few years back, although the tape was temporarily misplaced by CSPAN. Fox and Friends and Bill oreilly take the opportunity to criticize both Al Franken and other liberals as a result of this incident. Broadcast on December 23, 2009 Midweek Politics with David Pakman is a nationally syndicated talk radio and program. www.midweekpolitics.com http
moxnews.com December 22, 2009 CNN
Senator John Barrasso, MD, and Senator Tom Coburn, MD, talk about Senator Harry Reid's "manager's amendment" to the Democrats' health care reform bill. The bill contains higher taxes, higher insurance premiums, and Medicare cuts.
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Yesterday Tom Coburn delayed the senate by asking for the reading of the 780+ page bill by Senator Bernie Sanders. Coburn is not the story though. Sanders withdraw of the amendment should be.
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He exercised his right to have the full 767-page text read aloud in the Senate chamber. Its sponsor yanked it.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn temporarily stalled Senate action
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Get yerself some popcorn and snuggle up to this video whilst I read you Bernie Sanders 767-Page Amendment calling for an all-government health care system. www.foxnews.com -
they need to start objecting more often. glad the senator from my state had the balls.
Senator Bernie Sanders introduced an amendment to the Senate health care bill Wednesday afternoon. Republican Senator Tom Coburn launched a procedural delay tactic that forced the line-by-line reading of several hundred pages of legislation. Debate halted as Senate business stopped for more than 3 hours of the continued GOP delay.
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...The Senate clerk is reading out aloud the text of an amendment by Sen. Bernie Sanders that would insert a single-payer ... The Coburn amendment krugman.blogs.nytimes.com 10/8/2009 — Social science research is important, and doesn't need to face these kinds...
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Sen. Tom Coburn forces the reading of Sen. Sanders 767 page amendment.
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