All posts tagged "Sen Tom Coburn"

Anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist gave a peculiar analogy to ABC news Monday afternoon in expressing some concern over Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan.

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) said Thursday that he was only joking when he suggested that he might shoot lawmakers over U.S. financial problems.

WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. Tom Coburn says that a long-term deficit reduction plan must include some revenue increases, because that's what Americans want.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Sunday that Congress lacks the necessary votes to stiffen gun laws, dampening the hopes of various gun-control bills proposed in the aftermath of the Arizona shootings.

The Obama administration's $78 billion cut to the defense budget is a good start to protect nation, according to a Republican congressman from California.

The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee is worried about a growing number of fellow Republicans that are open to cutting the Pentagon's budget.