Coburn: Reid A ‘Failure’ As Leader
Coburn Rips Reid as ‘Failure,’ Broke Promise on Gun Bill
Thursday, 09 May 2013
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid broke a promise to allow him to introduce an amendment on last month’s gun control bill, and he’s not happy about it.
“Harry Reid is a nice guy. I like him. But I think he has been a failure as a majority leader for the Senate in terms of keeping the history of the Senate and the progress of the Senate in line with what it was intended to be by our founders,” Coburn told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Thursday.
He appeared on the show to explain an amendment he introduced to a water resources and infrastructure bill that would have allowed gun owners to carry weapons in recreational areas. The amendment was voted down Wednesday.