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On Saturday afternoon, President Biden reached out via FaceTime to veterans and their families camping outside the Capitol. They are waiting for the Senate to provide health benefits to veterans exposed to burns during military service.
Biden was originally scheduled to make an unannounced visit to the Capitol to visit veterans, but hours earlier he tested positive for COVID-19 again in a “rebound” case, so the veterans secretary’s I sent Dennis McDonough to make pizza on his behalf and connect him with the veterans.
Biden tweeted, “I planned an unscheduled trip to Capitol Hill this afternoon to see a family fighting to pass the Burnpit Act.” I’m out, but I want to thank @SecVetAffairs for bringing pizza to my place and connecting with my family on FaceTime.”
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Senator Gillibrand’s Digital Aide, DY Office I shot a video of a veteran and their families swarmed around McDonough as he FaceTimed with Biden. Part of the exchange was inaudible, but near the end of the video Mr Biden said Congress had a “sacred duty” to take care of the military when they returned home, which he said was “deep down in my heart”. from ‘meaning’.
Biden also said it was “despicable” to have senators opposing the Comprehensive Anti-Toxic Act (PACT), believing those who opposed the bill “would make amends for the mistakes they made.” Said there was
Earlier last week, the Senate tried to advance the PACT Act, but it got just 55 votes, five short of the 60-vote threshold to overcome the filibuster. Despite the lack of votes, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) said on Thursday that he would take it to Monday’s vote.
“I’m going to give my Republican friends another chance to vote on Monday night,” Schumer said.
Jon Stewart Blasts Senate Republicans Over Veterans Burnpit Bill
Pennsylvania Republican Senator Pat Toomey was one of the main voices opposing the latest version of the PACT law. say in a press release Last week, Democrats used the PACT Act to push $400 billion “over the next decade in spending that has nothing to do with veterans.”
“The written PACT Act includes a budget gimmick that would allow the current $400 billion in legal spending to move from discretionary to mandatory spending categories. Completely unnecessary to meet the stated goal of the PACT Act of expanding the veterans’ service,” Toomey’s office said. “But that would allow for another $400 billion in future discretionary spending that has nothing to do with veterans. It effectively uses the bill to hide huge unrelated expenditures.”
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Former ‘Daily Show’ host Jon Stewart, who previously defended 9/11 first responders who were exposed to toxins, on Thursday called Senate Republicans “annoyed” for blocking legislation from passing. ‘Punch’.
“We’re going to make it. …You don’t tell their cancers to rest, you don’t tell their cancers to stay home and visit family,” he said. This disgrace, if this is America first, America is no good.”