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Republicans Demonstrate Their Disdain for Veterans — Again
Back in July, 41 senators voted to kill the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, a bipartisan bill designed to expand health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic chemicals and burn pits, in retaliation for Democrats passing the Inflation Reduction Act.
The PACT Act, “the most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxic exposed veterans in more than 30 years,” ultimately had enough bipartisan support to pass without those 41 senators’ votes.
This week, though, 49 republican House members demonstrated their own disdain for veterans when they voted against the Food Security for All Veterans Act, legislation designed to establish an Office of Food Security at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Georgia’s Rick Allen and Andrew Clyde.
Texas’ Jodey Arrington, Dan Crenshaw, and Michael Cloud.
Indiana’s Jim Baird.
North Carolina’s Dan Bishop.
Alabama’s Mo Brooks.
Colorado’s Ken Buck.
Tennessee’s Tim Burchett.
Kentucky’s James Comer.
Some of those who voted against it, like Dan Crenshaw, are veterans themselves.
