Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing
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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, DC - July 14, 2009 -- United States Senator Tom Coburn (Republican of Oklahoma) listens to the testimony of Judge Sonia Sotomayor during her testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on her nomination as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 14, 2009..Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP/AdMedia
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