Coburn Praises Earmark Elimination

U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, a practicing physician, released the following statement today after the Senate accepted his amendment that provides additional funding for children’s health care by eliminating a $1 million earmark for a museum dedicated to the 1969 Woodstock concert: “I’m pleased my colleagues took a bold stand today in defense of common sense and rejected the self-interested parochial politics that have disillusioned millions of Americans. Maybe this is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius for taxpayers,” Dr. Coburn said.

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