Congress Quote by Tom Coburn

“Few things infuse a member of Congress with more courage than self-imposed term limits or an imminent retirement. The issues they choose to focus on in their final months say a great deal about what are really the most important issues in the country.”

Tom Coburn

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I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for…

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The founding fathers never once rationalized getting in power and having control so they could stay in power.

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The real debate is we've had an activist court, and the American people don't want an activist court. And the real fear from those…

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

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

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The voting records of virtually every member of Congress reveal that the oath of office is more a ceremonial gesture than a sacred commitment.

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When we have heartbeat and brain waves, we refuse to accept it as the presence of life - this lack of logic of which…

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

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

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

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

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