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Murphy on Failed PACT Act Vote: Did Republicans Decide to Take Their Anger Out on Vulnerable Veterans?
How burn pits may have raised veterans' risk of rare cancers and respiratory illnesses
By Aria Bendix
Vets holding around-the-clock protest outside Capitol to push for new toxic exposure bill
By Leo Shane & Leo Shane III
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Senate procedural vote on burn pits legislation fails amid widespread Republican opposition
By Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer & Jessica Dean
Comedian Jon Stewart erupts after Republicans vote against military burn pits bill
By Moira Warburton & Rose Horowitch
I was exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq; Republicans turned their backs on veterans like me
By Lucas Kunce
Veterans shocked burn pit legislation fails to advance in Senate as 25 Republican senators reverse June votes
By Eleanor Watson
‘If This Is America First, Then America Is F—ked!’ Jon Stewart Blasts GOP Over Vote Against Vets
By Nikki Mccann Ramirez
Republicans stall bill to aid veterans exposed to toxic burn pits
By Mike DeBonis & Eugene Scott
Jon Stewart and Democrats rail against stalled burn pits legislation: 'This is bullshit'
By Kristin Wilson & Jessica Dean
Blindsided veterans erupt in fury after Senate GOP tanks toxic burn pit bill
By Phil McCausland, Melissa Chan & Daniel Arkin