Tax cuts for the rich - cancer for veterans

From NPR..  link

“House to vote on bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits”

WASHINGTON — The House is poised to pass legislation that would dramatically boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The bill set for a vote on Thursday has the backing of the nation's major veterans groups and underscores the continued cost of war years after the fighting has stopped. If passed into law, it would increase spending by more than $300 billion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

"If we're not willing to pay the price of war, we shouldn't go," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

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Veterans sick after toxic burn pit exposure are still struggling to get care covered
The bill would open up Department of Veterans Affairs health care to millions of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service even if they don't have a service-connected disability.

The bill also would provide new or increased disability benefits to thousands of veterans who have become ill with cancer or respiratory conditions such as bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. The VA would presume that veterans developed their illness as a result of exposure to toxic substances during their service.“

Republicans in the House who voted no for providing healthcare to members of the military that now have illnesses from those burn pits while in Iraq and Afghanistan.   Their reason.  We can’t afford it.  

I started a thread about why the taxpayers shouldn’t be paying the salary and expenses of Republican members of Congress saying it could be used for other things.  Important things.  So if the Republicans who voted against this bill think we can’t afford it, and since the Republicans in Congress don’t do much if anything these days.  I think I have found a better use for the $410M they are paid annually with taxpayers dollars.   Pay for these men and women healthcare. Problem solved.

Here is who voted against lt.

Alabama:

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Mike Rogers (R-AL)

Arizona:

David Schweikert (R-AZ), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Biggs (R-AZ)

Arkansas:

Rick Crawford (R-AR), French Hill (R-AR), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Steve Womack (R-AR)

California:

Ken Calvert (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Young Kim (R-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Michelle Steel (R-CA)

Colorado:

Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Ken Buck (R-CO), Doug Lamborn (R-CO)

Florida:

Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Byron Donalds (R-FL), ​​Neal Dunn (R-FL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), John Rutherford (R-FL), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Gregory Steube (R-FL), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Daniel Webster (R-FL)

Georgia:

Rick Allen (R-GA), Buddy Carter (R-GA), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Drew Ferguson (R-GA), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Jody Hice (R-GA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Austin Scott (R-GA)

Idaho:

Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Michael Simpson (R-ID)

Illinois:

Rodney Davis (R-IL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Mary Miller (R-IL)

Indiana:

James Baird (R-IN), Jim Banks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN), Greg Pence (R-IN), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Jackie Walorski (R-IN)

Iowa:

Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)

Kansas:

Ron Estes (R-KS), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), Tracey Mann (R-KS)

Kentucky:

Andy Barr (R-KY), James Comer (R-KY), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), ​​Harold Rogers (R-KY)

Louisiana:

Garret Graves (R-LA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Steve Scalise (R-LA)

Maryland:

Andy Harris (R-MD)

Michigan:

Bill Huizenga (R-MI), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI)

Minnesota:

Pete Stauber (R-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Tom Emmer (R-MN)

Mississippi:

Michael Guest (R-MS), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Steven Palazzo (R-MS)

Missouri:

Sam Graves (R-MO), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Billy Long (R-MO), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Jason Smith (R-MO), Ann Wagner (R-MO)

Montana:

Matt Rosendale (R-MT)

Nebraska:

Don Bacon (R-NE), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Adrian Smith (R-NE)

Nevada:

Mark Amodei (R-NV)

New Jersey:

Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)

New Mexico:

Yvette Herrell (R-NM)

New York:

Chris Jacobs (R-NY), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Lee Zeldin (R-NY)

North Carolina:

Dan Bishop (R-NC), Ted Budd (R-NC), Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), David Rouzer (R-NC)

North Dakota:

Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)

Ohio:

Troy Balderson (R-OH), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Robert Latta (R-OH), Michael Turner (R-OH), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH)

Oklahoma:

Tom Cole (R-OK), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)

Oregon:

Cliff Bentz (R-OR)

Pennsylvania:

Fred Keller (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA)

South Carolina:

Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Tom Rice (R-SC), William Timmons (R-SC), Joe Wilson (R-SC)

South Dakota:

Dusty Johnson (R-SD)

Tennessee:

Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), Mark Green (R-TN), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), David Kustoff (R-TN), John Rose (R-TN)

Texas:

Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Troy Nehls (R-TX), August Pfluger (R-TX), Chip Roy (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX)

Utah:

John Curtis (R-UT), Blake Moore (R-UT), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Chris Stewart (R-UT)

Virginia:

Bob Good (R-VA), Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Robert Wittman (R-VA)

Washington:

Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)

West Virginia:

Carol Miller (R-WV), Alex Mooney (R-WV)

Wisconsin:

Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)

Wyoming:

Liz Cheney (R-WY)

The following Representatives did not vote:

Mike Bost (R-IL), Van Taylor (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX)