Schumer Announces Senate Passage Of Honoring Our PACT Act To Extend VA Care To Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits, Other Toxins
“Thousands of Upstate New York veterans, and over three and a half million vets across America, have been exposed to toxins…
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Read MoreSchumer Announces Senate Passage Of Honoring Our PACT Act To Extend VA Care To Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits, Other Toxins
Senate advances bill on veterans’ burn pit care
The vote brings the bill one step closer to law after years of advocacy from veterans support groups and health care organizations that have argued a range of health conditions from emphysema to glioblastoma, the cancer that killed Biden’s son, retired Major Beau Biden, can be linked to burn pits used to incinerate toxic waste for years at overseas military locations.
Chairman Takano on Senate Passage of PACT Act
“A few months ago the House of Representatives took the historic first step of passing my Honoring Our PACT Act, and moved closer to delivering the most comprehensive legislation to date to treat toxic exposure as a cost of war. I am thrilled that the Senate has now done its part by passing my bill with some additional revisions to benefit veterans.
Fourteen Republicans voted against bill expanding care for War Veterans
"Let me be clear: This bill isn't about Democrats versus Republicans," said Tester, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. "It's not about political posturing. It's about Americans standing up for those who have served and sacrificed on behalf of this country and the freedoms we have today.
Statement by President Joe Biden on Bipartisan Senate Passage of the PACT Act
As part of the Unity Agenda that I laid out in my State of the Union address, I called on Congress to make sure that veterans and their families and caregivers impacted by toxic exposures finally get the benefits and comprehensive health care they earned and deserve.