Tom Coburn joins bid to fight earmarks
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Coburn joined a new effort Thursday to eliminate pork-barrel projects, and he praised President-elect Barack Obama ’s decision to appoint a special spending watchdog.
Coburn, R-Muskogee, also said he didn’t plan to back down from his battles over spending, even if Democratic leaders tried to make life tougher for him.
Coburn joined with Sens. Russ Feingold, D-Wis. ; J...
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