And Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he would schedule another procedural vote to break a GOP filibuster on Monday, trying to force the Republicans to let it pass. As of Thursday afternoon, Schumer had not formally scheduled a vote for Monday but has the ability to call for a vote at any time.

“Senator Toomey has blocked it. And now he wants to introduce amendments completely rewriting the way that it’s paid for out of some false and very convenient fiscal concern that he never had for the defense budget or for the wars that created these toxic exposure difficulties in the first place,” comedian and activist Jon Stewart said in an interview with Fox News.

Senator Toomey PACT Act Amendment Floor Speech

Senator Tester says that while difficult at times, getting the bill through the Senate took a bipartisan effort working with people on both sides of the aisle

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester, D-Mont., attempted to push through a fix on the Senate floor late Thursday night, but the bid was blocked by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., one of the 14 senators to oppose the measure last week.

Bill would provide access to VA health care and disability benefits to veterans exposed to toxic chemicals. Tester wanted to make changes to the Senate bill because of a "blue slip" tax issue with the House.