Speaker Pelosi on Senate GOP Blocking Veterans Bill

During her weekly briefing with reporters on Capitol Hill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) expressed her disappointment in Senate Republicans blocking the passage of the PACT Act, a bill that would expand and provide medical coverage for military veterans who have been exposed to toxins such as those from burn pits. She asked, "how do you explain how 80% of the Republicans in the United States Senate said no, said no to our veterans?" The Speaker said, "it's immoral, almost criminal" that Republicans would vote against veterans. close