Senate expected to pass burn pits legislation after partisan imbroglio
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After a brief delay, the Senate Tuesday will likely pass a bill containing aid for veterans exposed to toxic burn piits during their service overseas.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters Tuesday not to read too deeply into a delay on the PACT Act. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., is demanded that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., allow a vote on his amendment to the PACT Act. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Tyler Olson covers politics for Fox News Digital. You can contact him at tyler.olson@fox.com and follow him on Twitter at @TylerOlson1791.
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., demanded a vote on an amendment to rectify those concerns, which Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., granted Tuesday.
Dozens of House lawmakers rally around funding Afghan visa program as Trump vows major spending cuts
Reps. Jason Crow and Zach Nunn are leading 49 other House lawmakers in a letter urging Congress to preserve the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program.