Coburn Listens as Gonzalez Testifies
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- March 28, 2020 - Tom Coburn, a former US congressman from Oklahoma and obstetrician, died at his home Saturday, according to a statement from his family. He was 72. Coburn, a Republican dubbed "Dr. No" by his Democratic colleagues, was a staunch fiscal and social conservative who battled lawmakers over money for pet projects in their home states and fought for anti-abortion legislation throughout his career. He served in the US Senate from 2005-2015, after having been a member of the US House of Representatives from 1995-2001. File Photo: Washington, D.C. - April 19, 2007-- United States Senator Tom Coburn (Republican of Oklahoma) listens to the testimony of United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee for the Attorney General to explain the controversial removal of several United States Attorneys on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, April 19, 2007. Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP/AdMedia
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