Senator Tom Coburn, a member of the “Gang of Six” senators, talked about their budget deficit and debt reduction plan, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Other topics included his own budget plan to cut spending by $9 trillion over the next decade, the ramifications of rating agencies downgrading the U.S. credit rating, and congressional politics in general. He also reacted to comments made by American’s for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist on a recent “Washington Journal” appearance.