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Congress Passes 9/11 Responders Bill

December 22, 2010 • According to New York's Daily News: "To win GOP support, the proposal was trimmed down to 5 years at $4.3 billion."

Oklahoma Sen. Coburn Plans To Hold Up 9/11 Responders Bill

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Oklahoma Sen. Coburn Plans To Hold Up 9/11 Responders Bill

December 21, 2010 • The $6.2 billion measure aims to pay the health care costs of police officers, firefighters and others who became ill from working at ground zero. Coburn wants it to be paid for with cuts in other spending, not a fee on some imports.

It's All Politics

Deficit Panel's Plan Gains 2 Conservative Lawmakers' Votes

December 2, 2010 • Senators Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Mike Crapo of Idaho said they will vote for the deficit plan. The plan still appears to lack the 14 votes needed to forward it on to the Senate for a vote. But it now should be harder to ignore.

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McCain, Coburn Hit 'Misdirected' Stimulus Spending

August 3, 2010 • Sens. McCain and Coburn release their latest list of what they consider wasteful stimulus projects.

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