Good news. HR 3967, also known as the Honoring Our PACT Act of 2021, which passed through the Democratic Congress with a 256-174 Democratic representative vote, has now passed in the Senate. The PACT Act expands health care and benefits to veterans who have endured physical suffering from their exposure to unsafe practices, like “burn pits,” while serving our country.
The bill passed through the Senate 84-14. Republican senators Thom Tillis, Rand Paul, Mike Rounds, Richard Burr, John Thune, Pat Toomey, James Lankford, Mitt Romney, Cynthia Lummis, Richard Shelby, Tommy Tuberville, Mike Lee, James Risch, and the appropriately named Mike Crapo voted against veterans for pretend budgetary reasons.
It was with a sense of great relief for the many families and veterans on hand to celebrate the U.S. government finally doing what they should have done a very long time ago. All of these people were advocates for themselves, for their loved ones, and for the many veterans who have died. Jon Stewart was one hand, as he has dedicated a lot of his time to advocating for these veterans, service members, and their families over the years. He added levity:
As well as all of the feelings.
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