Sen. Tom Coburn: Insider Trading Already Illegal for Members of Congress
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, isn’t on board the fast-moving train to prevent members of Congress from using insider information for stock trades. In fact, he said Tuesday that laws against insider trading already cover Congress and that the bill on the Senate floor this week won’t do anything to restore public trust in Congress.
Coburn, sporting his traditional winter beard, offered some amendments to the bill on Tuesday, including one that would simply require a statement from lawmakers and congressional staff that they have not used inside information for private financial gain.…
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President Barack Obama’s Proclamation for National African American History Month
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
The story of African Americans is a story of resilience and perseverance. It traces a people who refused to accept the circumstances under which they arrived on these shores, and it chronicles the generations who fought for an America that truly reflects the ideals enshrined in our founding documents. It is the narrative of slaves who shepherded others along the path to freedom and preachers who organized against the rules of Jim Crow, of young people who sat-in at lunch counters and ordinary men and women who took extraordinary risks to change our Nation for the better.…
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Second District Republican Debate at 7 p.m. Tuesday
The Claremore Daily Progress and Rogers State University public television are sponsoring a debate at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, among the six Republican candidates vying to replace Rep. Dan Boren, D-Muskogee, in Congress next year. Boren is retiring.
Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, a Republican, is moderating the debate, which will be televised by RSU public television streamed live.…
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Sens. Tom Coburn, Jim Inhofe Return Office Funds to Taxpayers
Politico has a story today charting how much money U.S. senators returned to the Treasury unspent from their office budgets.
According to the story, Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, and Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, were both allotted $6.25 million for 2009 and 2010 for staff salaries and other expenses.
Coburn returned just over $1 million, or 17 percent, unspent; Inhofe returned $418,278, or about 7 percent.…
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Tom Guild to Announce Candidacy for Fifth District Congressional Seat
Democrat Tom Guild, of Edmond, has scheduled his official announcement for Thursday, Feb. 2 that he will again seek the 5th District congressional seat. Guild was defeated in the 2010 Democratic primary for the seat by Oklahoma City attorney Billy Coyle.
After his announcement, Guild, a longtime professor at the University of Central Oklahoma, will open his campaign headquarters at the Stoneway Office Center, 2405 NW I44 Service Rd, STE 100c, in Oklahoma City.
The 5th District seat is held by Rep.…
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Sen. Tom Coburn to Hold Town Hall Meeting in Edmond on Feb. 4
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, has scheduled a town hall meeting for 4 p.m. on Feb. 4 at the University of Central Oklahoma, in Ballroom A on the 3rd Floor of the Nigh University Center.
“I encourage everyone to attend and participate in this town hall meeting,” Coburn said. “This setting gives me an important opportunity to hear directly from the Oklahomans I am representing, and provides a chance for Oklahomans to hear my views on current legislation in Congress.”…
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Obama’s Remarks on Energy in Nevada
President Barack Obama, suddenly a huge booster of domestic natural gas, unveiled some new initiatives in Las Vegas on Thursday. Here are excerpts from his prepared remarks. He deviated somewhat from them, even quoting the oft-heard phrase that the United States is now “the Saudi Arabia of natural gas.”
Part of my blueprint for an economy built to last is American energy. And that’s why we’re here today.
For decades, America has been talking about decreasing our dependence on foreign oil.…
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Obama: Think About the America Within Our Reach
Here are excerpts from the speech President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver at 8 p.m. central time on Tuesday:
“Think about the America within our reach: A country that leads the world in educating its people. An America that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high-paying jobs. A future where we’re in control of our own energy, and our security and prosperity aren’t so tied to unstable parts of the world. An economy built to last, where hard work pays off, and responsibility is rewarded.…
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President’s Speech in Osawatomie, Kansas Expected to Be Template for SOTU
President Barack Obama’s speech in Osawatomie, Kansas last month, when he talked about the struggles of the middle class and the problems of wealth inequality, is expected to be the template for his Tuesday night State of the Union address. The text of the speech is in an earlier blog posting here.…
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First Lady’s Guest List Released for State of the Union Speech
Among those sitting in the House gallery with First Lady Michelle Obama for the state of the union speech on Tuesday night will be Warren Buffett’s secretary and the wife of the late Steve Jobs.
Buffett’s secretary, Debbie Bosanek, has become a regular part of President Barack Obama’s speeches since she pays a higher tax rate than her world-famous investor boss, according to Buffett himself. Obama has invoked the Buffett rule _ essentially, that middle-class wage earners shouldn’t pay a lower tax rate than the wealthy _ when talking about the need for higher tax rates on millionaires.…
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