Jon Stewart urges Kansas and Missouri senators to back toxic exposure bill

Veterans were exposed to toxic air from burn pits overseas and comedian Jon Stewart and the Veterans of Foreign Wars say Congress needs to approve funds to treat them.
Comedian and veterans advocate Jon Stewart is pressuring U.S. senators from Kansas and Missouri to pass the PACT Act, a comprehensive bill that would provide health care and VA disability benefits to veterans exposed to toxins during war.

The toxic air has been linked to cancer and respiratory illnesses, some of which are not discovered until years after service. President Biden recently included nine rare cancers to the list of presumptive service-connected disabilities.

"This isn't a new issue," Jon Stewart said. "We just keep playing the same old song, and not learning from it."