Just as the group seemed on the verge of a game, everything was collapsing, when Coburn announced in May that he was talking about leaving. Oklahoma Senator argued that the Democrats had refused to cut welfare programs enough.
"We're at an impasse," Coburn said later.
Burning sensation of the loss of Coburn, who was probably the strongest supporter of the strategy of "banda", the Republican caucus, the group continued to meet on a weekly basis. In June, quintet opened the doors for bilateral discussions with a wider group of senators from both parties.
At this point, focus on debt reduction shifted to the Biden-led group discussions and meetings between Obama and congressional leaders.
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