BREAKING: Senate passes bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits
, who previously supported the measure, temporarily blocked it from advancing last week, citing spending concerns.The Republicans' surprise reversal angered many activists, including comedian Jon Stewart who spent several days on the hill this week rallying for the bill and was in the Senate to see it finally pass."Like, if we can’t do this, the rest of us have no shot," he said.Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell defended Republicans' handling of the legislation.
"These kind of back and forths happen all the time in the legislative process, you've observed that over the years," he said. "I think in the end the veterans service organizations will be pleased with the final result.""They're terrible," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of burn pits when the legislation passed the House in July.
"I don't even want to tell you what goes into a burn pit, but they're huge, and they are carcinogenic."
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