Coburn (R-Okla) blocks wounded veterans' benefits bill

[theHandpuppet]

And this man calls himself a doctor! :mad: He and Frist the cat torturer are an embarrassment to the profession.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_philpott_1109nov09,0,5006098.story

Coburn blocks benefits bill
By Tom Philpott
November 9, 2009

More than a month after a new fiscal year began Oct. 1, the House and Senate are still pressing to pass a group of bills to improve veterans' benefits and health programs, rolling them together in "omnibus" legislative packets.

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Standing athwart those plans this month, however, is Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a family physician whose top goal as a lawmaker has been to slow the rising tide of debt caused, he says, by colleagues who are willing to pass or spend whatever is necessary to assure their re-election.

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The bill's centerpiece is unprecedented support for family caregivers of severely wounded veterans, those injured since 9/11. They would be paid a stipend based on hours and level of care. VA would ensure caregivers are properly trained and have their own medical coverage to include stress counseling if needed. VA also would pay for replacement caregivers when family members seek respite from their care obligations.

The idea is to give more very severely wounded veterans an option other than institutional care.... MORE

[Bitwit1234]

1. This has never been mentioned on CNN

I emailed them this as a news tip and they ignored. Of course it has been available for weeks and is not "breaking news". but I wanted to see if they would report it. But if any democratic congressman would do something the least bit out of the way they would make a full segment out of it.

[theHandpuppet]

2. I only found out about it on NPR

And started to do my own research. I'm shocked this hasn't been major news, especially since we are supposed to be honoring Veteran's Day and it looks like an additional tens of thousands of our troops will be deployed to Afghanistan.

[lonestarnot]

3. I hope that bitch's dreams are filled with melted faces and limbless men and women.