Senator Tom Coburn

When Senator Coburn retires, his replacement should hire Coburn’s entire staff and double the pay.  As the Associated Press and Breitbart report, staff research found that President Obama’s nominee to be the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Jeh Johnson, plagiarized 23 times in his written questionnaire provided to the committee before his confirmation hearing.

AP reported yesterday that Coburn said he “was concerned that Johnson’s written answers to customary prehearing questions used the same language in 23 instances as several other Obama administration nominees.”
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Updated: Rep. James Lankford (R-OK) said today that more people had lunch at Sonic in OKC than signed up for Obamacare in Oklahoma.  Governor Fallin called the numbers “embarrassing” and an example of the “incompetence of this administration.”

Further, The Hill is reporting that House Democrats on Wednesday were  expressing increased frustration at the Obama administration’s inability to improve the rollout of ObamaCare.

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Veterans Day is when we celebrate those who left the safety of home and family to stand in the way of those that would destroy freedom and terrorize worldwide. Veterans fought to protect the innocent. Often disparaged for political purposes, Veterans deserve  appreciation at every moment we enjoy our lives. All who served  sacrificed for freedom and the Constitution of the United States of America.

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), provided the following statement today in recognition of Veterans Day:
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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today provided the following open statement at a hearing titled “Impact of Sequestration on the National Defense:”

Today’s hearing comes at a critical time. Our military –the backbone of our security, economic prosperity and the foundation of America’s global leadership— is at extreme risk.

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Attorney General Scott Pruitt

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Wednesday joined attorneys general from nine other states in a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking the Obama Administration to support immediate legislative action to correct systemic implementation problems within the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

The five-page letter highlights three areas of concern with the implementation of the ACA: The many statutory and regulatory delays, the significant technological difficulties, and the security of consumers’ private information. The letter was signed by attorneys general in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.
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