Jon Stewart Warns Of Effort To Water Down Veterans’ Healthcare Bill: “F— That. Not Happening”
deadline.comIn his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass legislation to extend comprehensive health benefits to veterans who suffered toxic exposure in Iraq and Afghanistan.On Wednesday, Jon Stewart, who has long championed the bill, warned of efforts to water it down.Appearing at a Capitol Hill press conference including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the bill’s chief sponsor, Rep.
Mark Takano (D-CA), Stewart called out Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL), who he said is offering an insufficient alternative. Takano chairs the House Veterans Affairs Committee and Bost is its top ranking Republican.Stewart said, “Make no mistake.
We are Congress. This is a place where what is necessary becomes what they can get away with, and we can’t allow that to happen in this final moment of their fight.“They are going to go on the floor tomorrow and there is going to be an amendment.
And that amendment from ranking member Bost is going to say, ‘Hey, all these veteran service organizations and all these active military members have come together with Chairman Takano and Speaker Pelosi and the president of the United States, and they have designed a bill that will comprehensively address the urgent need in the veterans community.
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