WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Ed Edmondson, father of Former U.S. Army Specialist Eric Edmondson, speaks during a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Edmondson quit his job to take care of his son, U.S. Amry Specialist Eric Edmondson, who suffered severe traumatic brain injury in an improvised explosive device attack in October 2005 while serving in Iraq. Democrats indentified Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) as the sole Republican holding up the passage of the bill designed to help Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans and family caregivers of the seriously wounded. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Ed Edmondson, father of Former U.S. Army Specialist Eric Edmondson, speaks during a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Edmondson quit his job to take care of his son, U.S. Amry Specialist Eric Edmondson, who suffered severe traumatic brain injury in an improvised explosive device attack in October 2005 while serving in Iraq. Democrats indentified Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) as the sole Republican holding up the passage of the bill designed to help Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans and family caregivers of the seriously wounded.

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  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Former U.S. Army Specialist Eric Edmondson and his father Ed Edmondson participate in a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Specialist Edmondson, who suffered severe traumatic brain injury in an improvised explosive device attack in October 2005 while serving in Iraq, is cared for by his parents. Democrats indentified Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) as the sole Republican holding up the passage of the bill designed to help Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans and family caregivers of the seriously wounded.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Ed Edmondson, father of Former U.S. Army Specialist Eric Edmondson, speaks during a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Edmondson quit his job to take care of his son, U.S. Amry Specialist Eric Edmondson, who suffered severe traumatic brain injury in an improvised explosive device attack in October 2005 while serving in Iraq. Democrats indentified Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) as the sole Republican holding up the passage of the bill designed to help Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans and family caregivers of the seriously wounded.
  9. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) joins a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Democrats indentified Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) as the sole Republican holding up the passage of the bill designed to help Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans and family caregivers of the seriously wounded.
  10. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Members of the American Legion stand with (L-R) Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) during a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Democrats indentified Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) as the sole Republican holding up the passage of the bill designed to help Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans and family caregivers of the seriously wounded.
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  12. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Ed Edmondson (C) shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) while introducing his son U.S. Army Specialist Eric Edmondson before a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. Specialist Edmondson, who suffered severe traumatic brain injury in an improvised explosive device attack in October 2005 while serving in Iraq, is cared for by his parents. Democrats indentified Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) as the sole Republican holding up the passage of the bill designed to help Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans and family caregivers of the seriously wounded.
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