Republican from Oklahoma
Tom Coburn is the U.S. Senator from Oklahoma and a physician.
Recent statements involving Tom Coburn
"Medicare has at least $80 billion worth of fraud a year. That's a full 20 percent of every dollar that's spent on Medicare goes to fraud."
"Under the Obama plan . . . all the health care in this country is eventually going to be run by the government."
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