125 Quotes by Tom Coburn

I believe all life has value, from conception to natural death. And I believe the intentional taking of human life, except to save lives, should be a capital offense, as it is in most states in America today.

Careerism in Washington “goes to the heart of what’s wrong in America right now.”

You’re going to die sooner.

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

I can’t see the country electing another Bush, i love Jeb Bush – I think he’s a nice guy. I just can’t see it.

The earmark favor factory needs to be boarded up and demolished, not turned over to new management that may or may not have a better eye for earmarks with ‘merit.’

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 of the Supreme Court that don’t balance logically with one versus another decision.

Everybody in America is going to have to sacrifice to help us rebuild the Gulf Coast. Every government program, every individual, we are all going to have to sacrifice.

The danger of what’s happening right now in terms of using reconciliation is, the purpose of the Senate is going to be defeated. And that is to bring consensus to big issues in this country so that we have a reasoned and thoughtful approach and that the American public buys into it.