Jon Stewart Rips Republicans Stalling Bill on Toxic Burn Pits

Advocate and comedian Jon Stewart joined Democratic leaders and veterans groups in intensifying pressure on Republicans after many switched tactics and voted to stall legislation giving veterans exposed to toxic burn pits access to expanded health benefits.

Forty-one Republican senators moved to force debate on amendments that would reduce future mandatory spending in the bill. The majority of those lawmakers had supported another version of the bill last month.

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[chaseme]

This IS NOT a "veterans benefits bill". It's the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act. Both parties do this. They throw something like this into the bill so they can say the other party is voting against it. It's all part of the theatre.

[neenadorsey]

Love love love Amazing man, thank you.

[sayulitalyfe]

Stop stuffing Bill's w other crap. Bring a bill that only deals w this one issue and itll pass. But they dont want to that.

[I]

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

[unboxedcharacter]

Reminds me of Chappelles Ja Rule Skit:

“where Jaaa!? where Ja Rule at, to make sense of All of this!!” 😭

[I]

Two Of The "Biggliest"
'McCowards' In History:
McConnell & McCarthy !!
:-))

[Idela]

Military is concerned with low recruiting numbers !! This definitely ain’t going to help increase their numbers. Soooo America your on your own. Perhaps you can convince the senators to come up with more ways to lower recruiting numbers.

[fadingwolf]

How about asking them WHY they stalled it? Afraid there might be a boondoggle you'd rather not have discussed?

[ronaldgeorge]

How many toxic burn pits are in America?

[imthebadguy]

Jon Stewart is thinking about a run at politics, and he supports reparations for slavery.

[letsgobrandon]

Jon shows up every four years then returns to his estate in red bank nj