Fourteen Republican senators, including Mitt Romney and Rand Paul, have voted against providing healthcare and benefits to US veterans who came home from America’s post-9/11 wars sick and dying from rare cancers and respiratory illnesses.
On Thursday, the Senate passed the SFC Heath Robinson Honoring our PACT Act – a landmark bill that will presumptively link 23 conditions to a veterans’ exposure to burn pits while on deployment overseas.
The bill sailed through the Senate with largely bipartisan support, with 84 senators voting in favour of its passage.
All Democrats voted yes to passing the bill – but 14 Republicans voted no.
Despite the efforts of the 14 Republicans, the bill is likely just days away from being signed into law.
Mitt Romney was among the 14 Republicans voting against the bill (Getty Images).
“I no longer have to carry Heath on my shoulders while I’m advocating for all the other veterans who are out there sick and dying.”. »
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