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Rhiannon12866

(204,813 posts)
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 05:33 PM Mar 2022

Vets Exposed To Toxic Burn Pits During Service Could Receive Care If House Passes Bill - MSNBC



The House is expected to vote on the 'Honoring Our PACT' Act, which provides health care for millions of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans exposed to airborne hazards and burn pits. Veterans' Affairs Committee Chair, Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., and host Jon Stewart join Morning Joe to discuss. Aired on 03/02/2022.


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Walleye

(30,984 posts)
1. We'll see if Lauren Boebert votes for it after her outburst when the president was talking about it
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 06:06 PM
Mar 2022

I’m betting she votes no

Rhiannon12866

(204,813 posts)
2. I think so too, since the Democrats obviously support this.
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 06:37 PM
Mar 2022

But to say that her rude disruptive outburst was timed to coincide with the president's call to aid vets with cancer assumes she was listening to anything he said...

Rhiannon12866

(204,813 posts)
4. True, to show her disrespect for the Commander in Chief, she likely chose the most inappropriate moment
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 06:42 PM
Mar 2022
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