'I’m not used to the cruelty' Stewart said as he joined lawmakers outside on Capitol Hill to criticize Republican lawmakers for voting down the PACT Act.
“I’m used to the hypocrisy … but I’m not used to the cruelty,” comedian Jon Stewart exclaimed as he joined lawmakers and advocates who are pushing to pass the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022.
Harsh criticism was levied at Republican senators who advocates say have voiced their support for helping U.S. veterans but then voted against the bill, which wants to increase health care and disability benefits spending over the next decade by some $300 billion.
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