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President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law the PACT Act, which is aimed at expanding health benefits for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars that were exposed to toxic burn pits. “The PACT Act is the least we can do for the countless men and women, many of whom may be in this room for all I know, who suffered toxic exposure while serving their country,” Biden said before signing the bill. “This law is long overdue, but we finally got it done together.” The new law will benefit around 3.5 million veterans whose exposure to burn pits has resulted in suffering, including from cancer a...
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Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart blasted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and other Republicans for stalling bipartisan legislation that would have helped veterans who were exposed to burn pits in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. “This is no trick,” he said in a video message posted to Twitter. “Everything in the government is either mandatory or discretionary spending, depending on which bucket they decide to put it in … [Cruz] is pretending that this is a new thing that the Democrats stuck into the bill and snuck past him.” “The bill that Ted Cruz voted yes on had the exact same funding provisions as...
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Former Daily Show host Jon Stewartblasted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and other Republicans for stalling bipartisan legislation that would have helped veterans who were exposed to burn pits in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. “This is no trick,” he said in a video message posted to Twitter. “Everything in the government is either mandatory or discretionary spending, depending on which bucket they decide to put it in … [Cruz] is pretending that this is a new thing that the Democrats stuck into the bill and snuck past him.” “The bill that Ted Cruz voted yes on had the exact same funding provisions as ...
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Veterans gathered outside the Capitol building on Thursday to protest some Senate Republicans who on Wednesday stalled bipartisan legislation that would aid around 3.5 million ex-military members who were exposed to burn pits during the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. The PACT Act, a multi-billion dollar bill, passed both the House and the Senate in June, but due to a tax provision, went back for rewording. If passed, it will expand health care access to those exposed to toxic chemicals resulting in suffering, including from terminal illnesses. During the procedural vote on Wednesday, 25 Republican...
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