Coburn places hold on veterans benefits bill

[katty]

more: http://thinkprogress.org/

EXCERPT:

Thirteen major military and veterans groups have joined forces to try to force one senator — Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma — to release a hold that he has placed on a major veterans benefits bill.

Coburn has been identified by Senate aides as the lawmaker preventing consideration of S 1963, the Veterans’ Caregiver and Omnibus Health Benefits Act of 2009, by using an informal but legal practice of putting a hold on a bill. <...>

In a letter sent Monday night to the Senate majority leader, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., the 13 military and veterans groups ask the Senate to get on with it.

“It is essential that Congress act on this comprehensive measure without further delay,” the letter reads. “Thousands of disabled veterans with serious medical conditions and the family members who care for them are counting on this additional support.”

[tomm2thumbs]

1. can he be any more of a horse's ass?

wait, I'm sure he'll answer that

[sasquatch]

2. How the hell can this dipshit place a hold on legislation?

[quiet.american]

3. WTF? And these asswipes (Coburn, et al.) still get away w/potraying themselves as "patriots'. nt

[dmr]

4. Today is evidence that our military needs this additional support

These asshat Republics who hold up much needed bills for stupid political reasons ought to be publicly shamed.

Who was the Republic this week blaming Obama for the lack of H1N1 vaccines? You know, the one who voted against the vaccine bill earlier this year!

These asshats sicken me.

:grr: