I wrote my Senator (actually both of them) about the first Coburn amendment, and all I got was a trip to BizarroLand. The office of the Honorable Mel "On The Ball" Martinez sent me this:
Dear Mr. XXXXX
Thank you letting me know of your support for a rapid investigation into the government response to Hurricane Katrina. I appreciate hearing from you and would like to respond to your concerns.
Hurricane Katrina caused the most catastrophic natural disaster our nation has faced in decades. While the initial response at all levels -- local, state, and federal -- was flawed, the government has since mobilized and is now responding to this crisis.
Within the first two weeks after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, the federal government directed more than 46,000 National Guardsmen from Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana to these disaster areas. The United States Coast Guard has rescued more than 46,800 people from rooftops, flooded neighborhoods, and hospitals in the New Orleans area since rescue operations began August 29, 2005. Many of the 4,000 Coast Guard personnel were in place prior to Hurricane Katrina making landfall. The Department of Defense deployed approximately 22,000 military personnel along with four United States Navy ships... (continue GOP wankage for another four paragraphs about how great they are.)
Just for the record: I chose "Budget" from the dropdown menu on the web form, and titled it "Coburn Amendment."
The text of the letter was basically "don't dare try to call yourself a fiscal conservative and send me your brochures on how great you are, when you won't stand up to corruption and pork."