![]() ![]() Stop f***ing around and pass the bill you already had passed. "No one is playing politics with the Pact Act but you, Toomey and your band of merry monsters. Or were you for the bill before you were against it Senator Kerry. "Show everyone what was added/snuck into the Pact Act that YOU voted for on June 16, that made you change to No in July. "Show everyone where in the Pact Act is this 400 billion dollars blank check or unrelated spending that was added/snuck in…OR show section 805 c of the actual bill that explicitly states what the Toxic Exposure Fund can be used for. "I'll go slow cuz I know you only went to Princeton and Harvard… I do appreciate you and Jesse Watters trying to rally the forces of misinformation to try and kill more vets…but not tonite sweetie. Stewart hit back, tweeting: "Ah dearest Theodore. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during the America First Agenda Summit, at the Marriott Marquis hotel Jand Jon Stewart speaks to the press before a news conference about the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act on Capitol Hill Jin Washington, DC. Republicans argued Democrats altered the bill to increase spending in other areas, with Cruz accusing the party of seeking to "exploit veterans" to provide "$400 billion in discretionary spending that has nothing to do with veterans".Īfter the bill failed to pass Stewart, an outspoken supporter of military veterans, attacked Senate Republicans in an expletive-filled speech outside Congress.Ĭruz responded to the comedian with a 1.59 minute video posted on Twitter, in which he said he would support the bill if a Democrat "accounting gimmick", which he argued could lead to an additional $400 billion in spending, is removed. The dispute began when many Republican Senators refused to back the PACT Act, introduced to provide healthcare for millions of military veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during their service.Īs a result the bill, which began as bipartisan, fell five votes short of the 60 it needed to pass the Senate. A war of words between Jon Stewart and Republican Senator Ted Cruz over veterans' healthcare has intensified, with the comedian accusing the Republican politician of "trying to rally the forces of misinformation to try and kill more vets".
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