American Legion ups pressure on Coburn

[unhappycamper]

American Legion ups pressure on Coburn
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Nov 5, 2009 13:39:38 EST

The American Legion is organizing a grassroots campaign in Oklahoma to try to persuade Republican Sen. Tom Coburn to lift his hold on S 1963, an omnibus veterans bill, so it can be approved and enacted.

“We are contacting Legionnaires in Oklahoma to inform them about how their senator is delaying the bill and what that means for veterans, especially seriously injured veterans and their families,” said Steve Robertson, the Legion’s national legislative director.

The idea is that Legionnaires in Oklahoma would be able to spread the word to bring pressure on Coburn to change his mind, Robertson said.

Coburn is using Senate procedures to delay a vote on the Veterans’ Caregiver and Omnibus Health Benefits Act because he wants to be able to offer an amendment that would pay for the new caregiver benefits, which would include monthly stipends, health care, counseling and other services.

Senate leaders do not want to allow the amendments, hoping to pass the bill quickly before Veterans Day, but Coburn — using rights available to every senator — has been able to prevent this from happening.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/11/military_coburn_hold_american_legion_110509w/



unhappycamper comment: I'm sure Mr. Coburn would love to hear your views on the subject --> http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCoburn.Home

[Bitwit1234]

1. There still is no coverage of this on MSM

WHY???