Anger as Republicans block bill to help military veterans exposed to toxins

[WinterBorn]

When god gives us the sign

A sign from God? I doubt even a heavenly host would get you and your ilk out of the basement.

 

[JimH52]

And the gop passed the very same tax, only cutting it, by promising these same billion dollar corporations with give everyone pay raised rather the keeping the money to increase share value

Corporations always look out for their share holders before they think of consumers.

 

[Dirk the Daring]

They’re not. You’re an idiot

Oh look, so you're saying all of the media reports saying otherwise are... uh... 'fake news?' Sounds like someone else we know... what was his name again?

 

[Seymour Flops]

What mystifies me is how the gop (or the dems who may be a bit less doctrinaire) demand that bipartisanship is only offered if the other party doesn't pass a bill doing what their party told voters they'd do if they won. Why can't we have the partisanship, and then still expect these grifters to do the right thing when our computer chip supply chain is broken or vets were poisoned by burn pits?

In the case of poisoned vets, there was bipartisanship. There was overwhelming support for the bi-partisan version of the bill, more than 80 votes out of 100.

VFW Commends Senate for Reaching Deal on PACT Act

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) commended Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee leadership following today’s announcement of reaching a bipartisan deal on the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, known as the “PACT Act.”

www.vfw.org

Then the House Dems spoiled it, no doubt confident that Jon Stewart or some other has-been would rant on Twitter or wherever and that lib-dem internet posters would swallow the narrative whole.

 

[WinterBorn]

Welfare is cool until we knock on your door taking it back lol

Feel free to knock on my door as well.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Legion: Senate action on PACT Act ‘absolutely unacceptable’

55-42 procedural vote on Wednesday fails to advance legislation addressing care, benefits for toxic-exposed veterans.

www.legion.org

What's in the bill

 

[bendog]

Corporations always look out for their share holders before they think of consumers.

It is why they exist .. even before the Republican Courts gave them free speech. lol

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Lol, the media hyped it up so now lefties care about veterans.
Do any of you tards wonder why it was voted down? Have you even BOTHERED to find out why?
Of course not.
Morons.

That has been discussed in the thread, actually.

Maybe read the thread before making yourself look like a moron.

 

[Lesh]

What's in the bill

Help for sick Vets. Keep up

 

[pknopp]

how is that screwing the veterens by saying they should get every fucking penny?...i think its you who is screwing them by wanting your fellow congress people to get their share...geezus knopp i didnt think you were that much of a political hack...

Solutions not in play are not solutions. The veterans got screwed here because Mitch was butt hurt.

 

[pknopp]

BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IS IN THE BILL
It's just that simple. You're a partisan hack

Partisan as in siding with the veterans? Yes indeed.

 

[basquebromance]

 

[BS Filter]

Partisan as in siding with the veterans? Yes indeed.

Democrats have perverted the bill by including all kinds of extra pork after making a deal. This is what they do. Aren't you aware of that?

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Partisan as in siding with the veterans? Yes indeed.

But you don't know what else is in the bill and bashing Republicans is a partisan act.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Help for sick Vets. Keep up

So you support a bill not knowing that it has wasteful pork in it fucking partisan hack.

 

[BackAgain]

I took it upon myself to peruse the PACT act bill. It appears to feature a lot of pork —although in fairness, the pork seems to be related to the actual purpose of the act (ie, assisting our vets exposed to toxic waste as the likely cause of subsequent illnesses).

Text - H.R.3967 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Honoring our PACT Act of 2022

Text for H.R.3967 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Honoring our PACT Act of 2022

www.congress.gov

The cost projections are as fuzzy as fuck. But this seems to be the most recent relevant document on that aspect of this topic:

https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2022-06/hr3967_senate_version.pdf

 

[pknopp]

Democrats have perverted the bill by including all kinds of extra pork after making a deal. This is what they do. Aren't you aware of that?

It passed the House with bipartisan support. It was set to pass the Senate until Mitch had a conniption. Screw the veterans, Mitch got outplayed.

 

[pknopp]

But you don't know what else is in the bill and bashing Republicans is a partisan act.

We have covered this and covered this.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

I took it upon myself to peruse the PACT act bill. It appears to feature a lot of pork —although in fairness, the pork seems to be related to the actual purpose of the act (ie, assisting our vets exposed to toxic waste as the likely cause of subsequent illnesses).

Text - H.R.3967 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Honoring our PACT Act of 2022

Text for H.R.3967 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Honoring our PACT Act of 2022

www.congress.gov

The cost projections are as fuzzy as fuck. But this seems to be the most recent relevant document on that aspect of this aspect:

https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2022-06/hr3967_senate_version.pdf

But pork always leads to misuse of funds

 

[bigrebnc1775]

We have covered this and covered this.

No you haven't covered the pork that you support.