Burn Pit legislation

[Fodderwing]

The PACT Act was passed yesterday.

Tuesday with a final vote of 86-11

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The PACT Act officially passed the U.S. Senate on Tuesday with a final vote of 86-11. In this April 28, 2011, photo, an Afghan National Army pickup truck passes parked U.S. armored military vehicles, as smoke rises from a fire in a trash burn pit at Forward Operating Base Caferetta Nawzad, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Senate finally passes PACT Act for veterans exposed t…​

 

[stage20]

We can't even agree what's in or isn't in the bill in this thread. They are doing the same thing on a larger scale. If you think about it like that.

 

[Fodderwing]

This is what the R's said caused them to balk before:

Meanwhile, Republicans argued that the PACT Act would create $400 billion in unrelated spending. The opposition to the bill was led by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), who pointed to a “budgetary gimmick” in the bill that he said “could allow certain funds to be used for programs unrelated to veterans’ health care,” Politico reported.

 

[Coomer]

NAYs ---11​

Crapo (R-ID)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Shelby (R-AL)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Tuberville (R-AL)

11 Nays on the bill all Republicans.

 

[Coomer]

btw.

FOB Spin Boldak
Kandahar Airfiled
Bagram Airfield

Rhinitis, asthma and occasional random lung aches and pains.

 

[DonBow]

btw.

FOB Spin Boldak
Kandahar Airfiled
Bagram Airfield

Rhinitis, asthma and occasional random lung aches and pains.

Hope this leads to the care you need brother.

FOB Ghazni

 

[IronBeard]

Rick Scott is an Opportunist. I voted Republican across the board except for Senator. He follows the money. He votes for whomever pays him. Not a republican in my book. A real Republican would stand up for his constituents, regardless who offered him money. A real POS!

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'Bout anti gun as they come, too. I have it in writing from him and Rubio both that they will vote in favor of any gun legislation that contains anything to do with "safety."

 

[Coomer]

I've always looked a this as if it would dragged out to the point of being ineffective, like the Agent Orange and Camp Lejeune issues.

If you read the bill…

This bill expanded care for issues related to Agent Orange and Camp Lejeune.

 

[IronBeard]

My take on any important legislation should be in it's own bill to keep the pork out.
Pork flares my gout!

Yep, IMO, all bills should be single item bills. No riders, no amendments. If the bill's issue(s) can't stand and succeed on it's own, it shouldn't be advanced any further.

 

[IronBeard]

If you read the bill…

This bill expanded care for issues related to Agent Orange and Camp Lejeune.

Good to know. I've lived with manageable symptoms long enough that unless this legislation promises to increase my disability rating/benefits, I'll just press on as I am. They damn sure ain't gonna make me 26 again.

 

[Longtooth]

Yep, IMO, all bills should be single item bills. No riders, no amendments. If the bill's issue(s) can't stand and succeed on it's own, it shouldn't be advanced any further.

This and term limits would solve quite a few problems.

 

[IronBeard]

This and term limits would solve quite a few problems.

Yes, Sir, it would. One of the biggest fallacies propagated by the voting public is that we will someday, somehow, manage to vote in people who will make one of their primary golas voluntarily constraining themselves by inflicting term limits on themselves. Wow, I just typed that, and had to read it again because it read so ridiculous the first time, Yep, still the same...

 

[nwfdub]

'Bout anti gun as they come, too. I have it in writing from him and Rubio both that they will vote in favor of any gun legislation that contains anything to do with "safety."

Yeah. He's the reason binary triggers are illegal here. Who spends $62.3 million to make $4 million a year? Never been about "safety".

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[Gitsum]

If the bill was solely to help veterans it would have passed period. Bill is full of pork (theft of everyone’s tax dollars for the elite left) It will pass have no fear after republicans strip the waste from the bill. Hoping those who attack the republicans are only unaware of the real facts of this issue.

 

[MAXman]

Can anyone break down the fork pat that the dimbos loaded the bill with?

Just wondering, since I split 3 months of 14 hour shifts behind a mk19 100 yards off the burn pit at camp leatherneck.

 

[Coomer]

Can anyone break down the fork pat that the dimbos loaded the bill with?

Just wondering, since I split 3 months of 14 hour shifts behind a mk19 100 yards off the burn pit at camp leatherneck.

I don’t see pork fat but if you’re near a burn pit.. keep an eye out. 100 yards away from a burn pit is on close enough to cause you problems.

Burn Pit Expansion

Covers veterans serving on or after August 2
1990, performed active military, naval, air, or
space service while assigned to a duty station in, including airspace above: Bahrain; Iraq; Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Somalia; or United Arab Emirates.

Covers veterans serving on or after September 11, 2001, performed active military, naval, air, or space service while assigned to a duty station in, including airspace above: Afghanistan; Djibouti;
Egypt; Jordan; Lebanon; Syria; Yemen;
Uzbekistan; or any other country determined
relevant by the Secretary.

Conditions subject to the presumption of service-connection include: Asthma, head cancer of any type, neck cancer of any type, respiratory cancer of any type, gastrointestinal cancer of any type,
reproductive cancer of any type, lymphoma
cancer of any type, lymphomatic cancer of any type, kidney cancer, brain cancer, melanoma, pancreatic cancer, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, constrictive bronchiolitis or obliterative bronchiolitis, emphysema, granulomatous disease, Interstitial
lung disease, pleuritis, pulmonary fibrosis,
sarcoidosis, chronic sinusitis, chronic rhinitis,
glioblastoma, any other disease for which the Secretary determines, pursuant to regulations prescribed under subchapter VIl that a presumption of service connection is warranter. based on a positive association with a substance, chemical, or airborne hazard.