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Veterans testifying and they have died because of their exposure to burn pits, the cancer, the lung conditions are serious and they need to be dealt with. we sent folks off to war in places that are a lot different than the united states. to come back they have injuries it is no matter if you can see them or not we need to take care of them and that has been the goal of the senate affairs committee. it has been delayed now and i hope we get the bill done, we will continue to fight to make sure i...

Then, oh, we cant do mondays, lets do tuesdays. matt, youve been out there, outside the capitol with federal vets. whats going on? >> simply put, were getting a raw deal. we have been politicized yet again. veterans shouldnt have to be in this position. i have been on here on and off since friday night pulling shifts of around 36-plus hours each time. there were 3.5 million veterans exposed to burn pits during our service. weve come home from asthmas, with cancers. when we go to private doctors,...

The senate is getting ready to vote on the burn pits bill in just a little bit this afternoon. and it youre like what is this all about? you should understand it. its bye-bye nicknamed the burn pit bill. it was after the practice of burning trash in pits in the open air, which youll not be shocked to learn released toxic stuff into the air. members of the military inhaled that air and that has had terrible consequences including cancers and respiratory illnesses. one veteran tells nbc news that ...

Its just an affront. tom, what is this going to mean to veterans like you? >> well, its going to be -- its going to mean a great deal because up until now, when veterans that have been suffering from the toxic exposure, especially during the last 20 years of the wars in afghanistan and iraq, when theyve gone to the va to seek treatment, almost eight in ten have been turned down. thats why we need this legislation. this is going to mean health care for them that are struggling, and as we know, pe...

Senators for blocking a bill that would support veterans that suffer exposure to burn pits. some of those republicans reversing their votes in some cases. later today the senate is expected to vote on that act, the p.a.c.t. act again. republican senator pat toomey blocked the key procedural vote last week. toomey defending his vote and slamming the bills advocate, jon stewart. >> this is the oldest trick in washington. people take a sympathetic group of americans, and it could be children with a...

Person last week when many of the events socially distanced. so far the white house says the president had six close contacts but all have tested negative up until this date. but this is really up ending the presidents schedule. he was set to travel to wilmington, delaware, over the weekend and michigan tomorrow. but he is now back in isolation here at the white house. the white house has tried to show that he is still working in isolation on saturday he face timed those that were protesting the...

Their houses, help them afford electric vehicles. this is really the first comprehensive step to going acclimates inch head on. and yet, we have to remember that this is the beginning, it is not the end of anything. we are still doing with transmission lines at the scale we need to. we have done so much, but there is still so much the need to be done. >> sadly, one of the reactions from your counterpart of the senate republicans to delay this deal is to stall and delay legislation to actually he...

Your reaction to that? i think most americans understand that politics can be a difficult game, but this is a particularly gruesome low by the republicans to not help veterans exposed to burn pits, just because democrats struck a deal on reconciliation. >> to say that i am disappointed is an understatement. i dont understand how they connect in politics sometimes. thanks no conduct. i am hoping we will get a vote this coming week, and we can make sure that veterans get the support they need. the...

I dont understand how they connect in politics sometimes. thanks no conduct. i am hoping we will get a vote this coming week, and we can make sure that veterans get the support they need. these people are fighting to protect this, to protect our freedoms, and when they come down with these horrible diseases, various cancers, or kind of respiratory issues, that are clearly the result of having lived close to these toxic, medical way supplies, old cars, all burning in the pits, some of them are th...

Think are important to highlight. >> i think, again, 369 billion dollars to address climate rescue is huge. there is no interviewing dollars to reduce the deficit. people talk about inflation, one way to address that is to go at the deficit. you will have 100 billion dollars towards renewable resources energy, $10 million to help working families get rooftop solar or cheap pumps in their houses, help them afford electric vehicles. this is really the first comprehensive step to going acclimates i...