Are Senator Coburn’s objections valid?

We encourage you to come to your own conclusions on this matter, but our opinion, shared by 99 other Senators, is that even if Senator Coburn’s commitment to reducing the budget deficit is laudable, his choice of tactics goes too far. We believe his actions are deeply counterproductive.

Moreover, Senator Coburn has supported some bills in the past that do not meet his criteria. For instance, last year, he voted in favor of expanding the U.S.' HIV/AIDS programs by $35 billion, without offsets from other programs. This expansion in spending is close to 1000 times the amount being authorized in the bill.