steve daines

Prominent Republicans—a group that included Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Steve Daines of Montana—were caught on camera fist bumping on the Senate floor after blocking a procedural vote that would clear a path for a vote on legislation to expand benefits for veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits while in combat zones in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Burn pits are a common waste disposal practice at military sites outside the United States but have been the subject of controversy because burning solid wastes in an open pit generates numerous pollutants that cause different types of cancers, respiratory disorders, high blood pressure, autoimmune disorders and even birth defects.