Republicans just blocked the PACT Act which is about providing healthcare to vets who were exposed to toxins during their service. 25 Republicans voted against it, who had previously voted for it. This is Jon Stewart’s excoriating speech after the vote (NSFW language). I know he had played a role in trying to help the bill get passed.

What’s your reaction? Is Stewart right to be furious? Should Dems find a way to compromise with the Republicans like giving the cancer patients half of their medicine instead of all of it? Do you know any vets suffering from conditions related to exposure to burn pits and other sources of toxic substances?

Topics: politics, speech, humanity, morality, healthcare, veterans