Veteran burn pit bill stalled by Senate Republicans

Apparently the liberal Lt Col either Don’t understand why it was rejected or wants more inflation.

MCPO Roger Collins Or both.

How could any vet support a president that don’t like people that got captured? Rest In Peace John McCain.

If the border is so open why do they need to smuggle people in semi trailers and a fetus is not a baby.

The Democrat elites don't give a damn about veterans suffering from exposure to burn pit toxins. They took a bill that had OVERWHELMING bi-partisan support in BOTH houses and load it up amendments and riders. $400 BILLION dollars in future obligation that have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with veteran's suffering from exposure to burn pit toxins?

In a nutshell -Why the GOP stopped the bill.
Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA)
“My concern about this bill has nothing to do with the purpose of the bill. It’s not about the approximately $280 billion of new spending that is meant to be required under this bill for the VA to cover Medicare and … other benefits for veterans who are exposed to toxic burn pits,” he said. “Completely unrelated to the $280 billion of new spending, there is a mechanism created in this bill,” he said. “It’s a budgetary gimmick that has the intent of making it possible to have a huge explosion in unrelated spending – $400 billion.” Toomey introduced an amendment to alter the PACT Act, though it was laid on the table and not considered. He said, however, that he supports the underlying legislation designed to provide health care and other benefits to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits – it just needs to be fixed first, he said.

*******The bottom line*******
The DNC elite are counting on voters who do nothing more than scan the headlines. For the Democrats this is not about veterans. It is about creating a wedge issue for the 2022 election cycle. They are using afflicted veterans as political pawns. It is immoral. It is shameful. It is disgraceful.

But go ahead, let's follow Argentina into the Hell of a collapsing economy where there is a HUGE caste of workers dependent on state subsidies for basic necessities, an an economy that cannot support those subsidies.

Maj John Bell Comments from one of the most hard core MAGA supporting senators is hardly convincing.

MSgt Steve Sweeney Toomey is simply protecting the GOP slush fund of discretionary spending. Horrors if the spending were mandatory and available to treat veterans 15-20 years down the road.

MSgt Steve Sweeney What sickens me is the number of senior veterans who don't understand the differences between mandatory and discretionary spending in federal budgets.

Probably because taking care of the people affected is going last 30-40+ years. It would be kind of sucky to have the funding shut off next year if it were discretionary spending.

I don’t really want to go through the Agent Orange/ Gulf War Syndrome fiascos; I’d rather get it done the first time.

Yup, making the spending "Mandatory" means the GOP can't take those funds away from veterans 15-20 years down the road. "Discretionary Spending" has long been a slush fund for the GOP.

MSgt Steve Sweeney - I'm not sure how your equate MSgt to Democrat and PO1 to Republican. Somehow you also forget that we are ALL vets and I am NOT giving the finger or the Shaft to ANY Vet.