Republican senators are starting to freak out after blocking the veterans' health bill

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By Sarah K. Burris
Published August 01, 2022

Republican senators have discovered that trying to block veterans from healthcare doesn't play well among American voters. With fewer than 100 days until the 2022 midterm elections, GOP senators who previously supported legislation to care for veterans with cancer due to burn pits voted it down. Now they're having second thoughts, Politico reported.

It was mere weeks ago when 84 Senators, all Democrats and a hefty chunk of Republicans, voted to pass the bill. One small tweak in the language was eliminated involving taking over private care, but it didn't change anything meaningful in the bill. But last week, Republicans voted it down. They've been trying to justify it by saying that Democrats added in all of these budget spending measures, but those were actually in the bill they supported.

Former "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart raged at Republican officials for the excuse in videos that have gone viral.

https://www.rawstory.com/burn-pits-republicans-veterans-healthcare/

I am really happy that the vets and the families got Rick Scott of Florida to flip his vote.......but lets not forget he wants to take Medicare and sunset it every five years....and privatize it, he was going to do this on this VA bill....and he still on that mission wants to attack Medicare and wants to privatize it, the parents of these vets.....make no mistake....

[Skittles]

1. they really are stupid fucking assholes

WHO the fuck did they think this would play well with? FUCKING MORONS

[Sky Jewels]

2. They really pwned the libs.

🙄

[Skittles]

3. it's disgusting

they don't care WHO suffers

[Sky Jewels]

4. Fist-bumping motherfuckers

They’re monstrous.

[CatWoman]

5. Dems need to run ads featuring that footage

[Sky Jewels]

8. Yes!

The ads write themselves. They need to take advantage of that low-hanging fruit.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

10. the Kool-aid they drink is spiked with venom.

[uponit7771]

6. +1,

[Cha]

7. How GD Vicious Stupid

can you get? Just ask magat senators blocking Health Aid for Vets with Cancer and see How Fast their Toxic Fire Spreads.

Focus!
Please Fight to Save Our Democracy💙 in 2022 & 2024!

[KentuckyWoman]

9. Why freak out?

Seems to me if someone believes in sticking it to disabled veterans they'd be able to make a valid case to their detractors.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

11. The radicalized Republican Senators believe themselves untouchable ...