Sen. Thomas Coburn and health care reform

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Sen. Thomas Coburn: key health care votes

5/25/2011 5:22 PM H.Con.Res.34: Ryan Budget Bill 2011

Status: Senate motion to proceed rejected 40-57, 3 not voting

This bill would end Medicare as we know it, replacing it with a voucher system for seniors to buy health insurance coverage on the open market. Actuaries say the amount of the vouchers would not be enough for seniors to replace the coverage they would lose with the end of Medicare. [more]

Sen. Coburn voted Yes, which we score as unfavorable.

Too little, too late from four Republican “leaders.” help or get out of the way.

05/20/2009 6:05 PM --   Open letter to Senators Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Richard Burr (R-NC), Reps. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Devin Nunes (R-CA): Last week you unveiled a proposal called “The Patient’s Choice Act of 2009,” a 14-page outline of which can be found here. After controlling Congress for 12 of the last 14 years, you have finally [...]

Updated: Who voted to kill Medicare?

04/18/2011 4:04 PM -- The good news is that Ryan’s plan doesn’t appear likely to become law. The Democratic-controlled Senate and President Obama stand in its way. But the vote itself provides a stark ...

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