Tom Coburn in The Associated Press


On Social Security: Black men are being penalized by the Social Security system

Coburn said black males are being penalized by the Social Security system “because they had a genetic predisposition to have less of a life expectancy.”
Source: OK Senate Debate, Associated Press Oct 28, 2004

On Education: The lottery proposal to fund education undermines virtue

CARSON says he would vote yes on the lottery proposal November second because it’s important to fund children’s education. Carson says he had qualms about having a lottery, but it was part of the solution to school funding.

COBURN says the lottery undermines virtue.

Source: [Xref Carson] OK Senate Debate, in Associated Press Oct 21, 2004

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