... the AP discovered that the senator holding up the bill is Tom Coburn (R-OK). Coburn spokeswoman Becky Berhardt explained that the reason he is holding up the bill is because he objects to the creation of a senior Haiti coordinator — a position that would cost a paltry $5 million [for Haiti for a co-ordinator and including salaries and expenses for a staff of up to seven people. over five years — when the United States currently has an ambassador to the country ...