Senate expected to pass burn pits legislation after partisan imbroglio
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Tuesday that the Senate had an agreement on amendment votes ahead of a final vote on the PACT Act.Schumer also granted votes on two other GOP amendments. A vote on final passage is expected following those three amendment votes. "Two months ago, the Senate overwhelmingly passed this bill that secured the largest health care benefit expansion for our veterans in decades," Schumer said Tuesday on the Senate floor.
Democrats and advocates, including comedian Jon Stewart, have slammed Republicans for delaying the passage of the bill. But
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