Tom Coburn

Silicone breast implants make you healthier.

— Tom Coburn

You're going to die sooner.

— Tom Coburn

I firmly believe that the court should take another direction on many of these moral issues that face us.

— Tom Coburn

Social Security and Medicare represent promises made and we must keep these commitments.

— Tom Coburn

There will be no insurance industry left in three years.

— Tom Coburn

Careerism in Washington "goes to the heart of what's wrong in America right now."

— Tom Coburn

The traits in career politicians the public detests most are produced when ego triumphs over principle.

— Tom Coburn

We must have government that spends less and does less.

— Tom Coburn

Matter of fact, the interesting friendships are the ones that are divergent.

— Tom Coburn

My relationship with Barack Obama isn't based on my political philosophy or his.

— Tom Coburn

The career politicians in Washington had transformed a government "for the people" into a government for themselves and for special interests.

— Tom Coburn

We need real leadership, Democrat, Republican and independent to stand up and say, we have to live within our means.

— Tom Coburn

Charity requires sacrifice, and members of Congress could set a good example of charity by giving up their pay increase.

— Tom Coburn

We've gone down a road to which we don't have the answers for. That's why we have the schizophrenic decisions coming out…

— Tom Coburn

The ripping and tearing of an unborn child from his mother's womb through the hands of another, and we say, "That's fine;…

— Tom Coburn

An easily accessible and transparent database of contract information will bring sunshine into the confusing and sometimes shadowy practice of government contracting.

— Tom Coburn

I believe all life has value, from conception to natural death. And I believe the intentional taking of human life, except to…

— Tom Coburn

It is easy to see how after receiving this adoration for a term or two most members become convinced they are indispensable.

— Tom Coburn

I would like to believe I would not have behaved differently had I not made a term limits pledge, but my own…

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My heart aches for less divisiveness, less polarization Less mindless partisanship, which at times sounds almost hateful to the ear of Americans.…

— Tom Coburn

Statesmen exhibit five key commitments: 1) A commitment to principles above politics; 2) An ability to compromise without abandoning principle; 3) A…

— Tom Coburn

Welfare reform happened with reconciliation; half the Democrats voted for it. The Bush tax cuts happened with reconciliation; twelve Democratic Senators voted…

— Tom Coburn

The Pentagon can't even audit its own books. It doesn't even know where its money is going. And we refuse to have…

— Tom Coburn

It is inexcusable for the White House and Congress to not even make the effort to find at least some offsets to…

— Tom Coburn

And I thought I would just share with you what science says today about silicone breast implants. If you have them, you're…

— Tom Coburn

The problem that faces our country today, the last 30 years we have lived off the future, and the bill is coming…

— Tom Coburn

Careerism: the self-centered philosophy of governing to win the next election above all else.

— Tom Coburn

I used to have a great fear of constitutional conventions. I have a great fear now of not having one.

— Tom Coburn

We can achieve much greater representation through term-limited members.

— Tom Coburn

You have to be courageous to not spend money, ... and we don't have many people who have that courage..

— Tom Coburn

The longer a politician bears power, the more he is controlled by that power.

— Tom Coburn

Expose widespread waste and duplication in federal spending.

— Tom Coburn

All change starts with a distant rumble at the grassroots level.

— Tom Coburn

One poll showed that Americans have a higher opinion of witches, the IRS and hemorrhoids than Congress

— Tom Coburn

The American people will be appalled to learn the health care bill exempts (congressional) leadership and committee staff.

— Tom Coburn

I still believe that term limits is the best way to ensure that the next generation, not the next election, is the…

— Tom Coburn

Everybody is gonna die from something. And so the deal is how to use each day to move things forward for both…

— Tom Coburn

Career politicians do not have the courage to prioritize spending and say no to demanding special interest groups who do not reflect…

— Tom Coburn

I can't see the country electing another Bush, i love Jeb Bush - I think he's a nice guy. I just can't…

— Tom Coburn

The vast amount of waste and sheer stupidity in government - from the Pentagon to the Food and Drug Administration - could…

— Tom Coburn