Tom Coburn

“My first and foremost goal is to limit the power of the federal government.”

“The culture of Washington is a culture of spending.”

“The greatest threat to our Republic is the explosive growth of government, which threatens our economic and personal liberties.”

“We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.”

“You can't be for big government, big taxes, and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy.”

“The first step in solving a problem is to recognize that it does exist.”

“Just because you are a Republican, it doesn't mean you are a conservative.”

“What we have to do is stop spending money we don't have.”

“How you solve a problem is you first of all identify it.”

“It's common sense that if you don't have a border, you don't have a country.”

“Leadership is doing what is right when no one is looking.”

“Transparency is the greatest disinfectant.”

“We have to have a debate in this country about what is the role of government.”

“The purpose of a tax system is to collect revenue, not to run the economy.”

“I’m not a career politician. I’m a citizen who’s had the honor of serving.”