Senate Passes Bill Benefitting Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits



The Senate passed a bill that expands health care benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. The passage comes after days of protests from former service members and comedian Jon Stewart that pressured Republicans to lift their blockade of the $280 billion package.

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11 comments

  1. apparently the GOP does have a tiny bit of shame left in them.

  2. they deserve better from the government

  3. so that means all of us who served and worked around burn pits…..for the last 150 years or so…suddenly get something? or just those who served in the past 10 years or so ….like the rest of the military benefits for those who are suddenly more delicate than the millions before them??? burn pits……seriously people.

  4. 💕John Stewart is our very
    own 💪standup Zelenskyy !

  5. Hey Pat Toomey, it looks like that pseudo celeb just bent you over his knee and gave you a nice spanking.

    86-11

  6. Alles sehr schön. Aber zuerst zusammen die Nummern 10 und 1. Eine warmthhh.Online Brünette und eine anderef Blondine. Es wäre unfair, wenn ich 4 wählen würde

  7. Good, pressure works.

  8. The GOP only did it because they were shamed into doing it! Much respect and thanks to Jon Stewart for going the extra mile to help get this legislation passed.🇺🇸

  9. Yeah what about veterans exposed to police terrorism police brutality police violence police scandals police fraud white supremacy and then financial integration nightmares from white supremacist institutions