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Can one of you knuckleheads explain this?

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Can one of you knuckleheads explain this?

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55-42: Senate BLOCKS the House-passed bill expanding access to VA healthcare and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxins during their military service (PACT Act) from advancing to final passage. 60 votes were needed.
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FakeAndyStuart wrote: Thu Jul 28, 2022 2:42 pm
55-42: Senate BLOCKS the House-passed bill expanding access to VA healthcare and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxins during their military service (PACT Act) from advancing to final passage. 60 votes were needed.
What else was in the bill?
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Valid question. From what I can tell it seems like some disputes about word definitions. The kind of disputes that should be easy to solve since the Senate already passed the bill once.

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2022/07/27/ ... -spending/
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FakeAndyStuart wrote: Thu Jul 28, 2022 2:56 pm Valid question. From what I can tell it seems like some disputes about word definitions. The kind of disputes that should be easy to solve since the Senate already passed the bill once.

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2022/07/27/ ... -spending/
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So if I read Andy's link right, some senators want to fund it out of "entitlement" programs like Social Security. And they're still discussing what pork to add that have nothing to do with vets.

Did I read it right?
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It should be taken directly from the defense fund. That’s how they got injured in the first place.
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Here’s one of my favorite knuckleheads with the explanation.

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In The Bleachers wrote: Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:54 pm So if I read Andy's link right, some senators want to fund it out of "entitlement" programs like Social Security. And they're still discussing what pork to add that have nothing to do with vets.

Did I read it right?
That's the part that I want to know about.

I also want clarification on the difference with problems that "might be associated with" or "caused by".
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In The Bleachers wrote: Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:54 pm So if I read Andy's link right, some senators want to fund it out of "entitlement" programs like Social Security. And they're still discussing what pork to add that have nothing to do with vets.

Did I read it right?
Nope, you read it wrong. The same bill that everyone (but Toomey of PA) voted yes on a few weeks ago was the one they voted no on - and then fist bumped to show their pleasure at being assholes.

https://www.vox.com/2022/7/30/23284976/ ... t-veterans
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FakeAndyStuart wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:11 am
In The Bleachers wrote: Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:54 pm So if I read Andy's link right, some senators want to fund it out of "entitlement" programs like Social Security. And they're still discussing what pork to add that have nothing to do with vets.

Did I read it right?
Nope, you read it wrong. The same bill that everyone (but Toomey of PA) voted yes on a few weeks ago was the one they voted no on - and then fist bumped to show their pleasure at being assholes.

https://www.vox.com/2022/7/30/23284976/ ... t-veterans
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