Coburn blames law to help homeless for slowing sales of federal property
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Coburn sparred Thursday with an advocate for the homeless over problems with getting rid of surplus federal buildings.
At a Senate hearing, Coburn, R-Muskogee, said a federal law that gives local homeless agencies a chance to acquire unneeded federal buildings has created a backlog of properties that cost billions of dollars to maintain.
Coburn told Maria Foscarinis , executive ...
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