Tom Coburn : We need a long - term deal , not short - term investment in shutdown crisis . Coburn : The real danger is not just the problem of our spending cuts . I 'm pleased my colleagues in the House are making similar and additional proposals of their own . He says for example , the Social Security Disability Trust Fund will be bankrupt by 2016 . Coburn : The president and Congress must show real restraint and compromise .
Tom Coburn : We need a long - term deal , not short - term investment in shutdown crisis . Coburn : The real danger is not just the problem of our spending cuts . He says for example , the Social Security Disability Trust Fund will be bankrupt by 2016 . Coburn : The president and Congress must show real restraint and compromise .