Veterans toxic exposure bill stalls in Senate

Senate Republicans block bill to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits

By Eugene Scott and Mike DeBonis

‘These people don’t care’: U.S. Senate GOP stalls bill for veterans exposed to burn pits - Maryland Matters

Veterans and their advocates gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for what was supposed to be a celebration, one day after a crucial Senate vote on bipartisan legislation that would expand health care and benefits to 3.5 million veterans exposed to burn pits during their deployments.The gathering instead became a forum for those who have been working on the bill for years to vent their frustrations with Republicans for blocking it Wedne…

‘These people don’t care’: U.S. Senate GOP stalls bill for veterans exposed to burn pits

WASHINGTON — Veterans and their advocates gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for what was supposed to be a celebration, one day after a crucial Senate vote on bipartisan

‘These people don’t care’: U.S. Senate GOP stalls bill for veterans exposed to burn pits - Wisconsin Examiner

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., with veterans and family members at a press conference outside the U.S. Senate on July 28, 2022, on he PACT Act, which would provide veterans exposed to burn pits with health care and benefits. To the right is Sen, Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. | Photo by Jennifer Shutt, States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Veterans and their advocates gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for what was supposed to be a celebration, one day…

‘These people don’t care’: U.S. Senate GOP stalls bill for veterans exposed to burn pits

WASHINGTON — Veterans and their advocates gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for what was supposed to be a celebration, one day after a crucial Senate vote on bipartisan

Senate Republicans block bill to expand health care coverage for veterans exposed to burn pits and Agent Orange

A bill that would have expanded healthcare coverage for military veterans who were exposed to toxins and burn pits during their service has been blocked in the U.S. Senate after previously being passed.