Tom Coburn places hold on veterans benefits bill

By GottaLaff

Nothing says Support the Troops/Vets like obstruction:

It turns out [Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)] has been the senator who has placed holds on several veterans benefits bills because he wanted to divert money from unspent ARRA funds them:

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.”

I'm sure the military/vets will find a way to thank him.