Once again, a stubborn Senate Republican is blocking speedy passage
of a stopgap bill to extend jobless benefits, saying its $9 billion cost
should not be added to the national debt.
This time it's Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who's insisting
that the measure be "paid for" so as not to add to the nation's $12.7
trillion debt.
"What we are doing is stealing future opportunity
from our children," Coburn said Thursday.
The clash comes less than...
