Toomey rips Dems trotting out ‘pseudo celebrity’ Jon Stewart to ‘make up false accusations’ about veteran bill
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Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., on Sunday ripped Democrats and comedian Jon Stewart for trying to paint him as anti-veteran for blocking a veterans benefits bill last week.
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Toomey ripped Democrats for trying to paint him as anti-veteran for blocking the bill and Stewart, who has been at the forefront of the issue.
"First of all, this is the oldest trick in Washington," Toomey said. "People take a sympathetic group of Americans, and it could be children with an illness., it could be victims of crime, it could be veterans who have been exposed to toxic chemicals, craft a bill to address their problems, and then sneak in something completely unrelated that they know could never pass on its own and dare Republicans to do anything about it. Because they know they'll unleash their allies in the media and maybe a pseudo celebrity to make up false accusations to try to get us to just swallow what shouldn't be there."