Republicans in the Senate blocked a bill that would have provided health care benefits to veterans who have been exposed to toxic burn pits and chemical agents such as Agent Orange during their time in the military.
On Wednesday, Republicans in the Senate voted to block a bill that would have provided health care benefits to veterans who have been exposed to toxic burn pits and chemical agents during their time in the military.
, known as the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, failing to pass the 60-vote threshold to invoke cloture and overcome the filibuster. All 42 of the votes against advancing the bill came from Republicans; only seven GOP members voted to pass the proposal
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