Eye on Veterans

How Senators Obstructed over military vets


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Why did Republican Senators vote against The PACT Act?! Which would give care and benefits to vets dying from exposure to toxic burn pits in war zones? We checked in with Tim Jensen, combat vet and Grunt Style apparel 1st Sgt, who was spending the night on the Capitol steps in DC for a "Fire Watch" protest. He and millions of other vets are literally ready to fight for this bill, but it seems all the US Senate wants to do is play politics.
Republicans claim Democrats put a "budget gimmick" in the bill so they can spend more money on pork projects. Democrats claim Republicans won't pay for vets dying from diseases they developed after fighting wars they voted for.
Jensen said, "What we have here is partisan politics, where the veteran is left holding the bag .. only this time the bag is tied to death."
We examined who really obstructed over veterans, and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA). Is he a coward or a puppet ... or both?
(Note: Sen. Toomey declined all requests for an interview)
And how pathetic voting against this was, especially for Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) who is an Army veteran.
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