I guess this was a surprise to most people, including me, via Fox News:
Sen. Tom Coburn, one of Washington’s leading and most fiscally conservative lawmakers, announced Thursday he would be stepping down at the end of the year.
The Republican from Oklahoma had previously announced he would not seek reelection but his latest comments have him leaving Congress two years sooner than he previously planned.
Coburn has been suffering from a recurrence of prostate cancer and hinted about his departure during an interview with reporters last week.
“Serving as Oklahoma’s senator has been, and continues to be, one of the great privileges and blessings of my life,” said Coburn, 65. “But after much prayer and consideration, I have decided that I will leave my Senate seat at the end of this Congress.”
He was best known for his Wastebook releases on absurd federal spending:
I wish him well with his health issues.
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