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Battling bureaucracy after burn pits: Why are contractors left behind?
Military Times via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoEditor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horsenewsletter. As an Army infantryman,...
President Biden's signature caps Texas couple's 13-year battle for burn pit exposure help
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Le Roy and Rosie Torres first tried to bring attention to life-threatening sicknesses that...
Biden signs historic health care bill addressing toxic burn pits. But what exactly are they?
The Hill via AOL· 2 years agoStory at a glance President Biden signed the PACT Act into law on Wednesday, expanding health care...
Burn-pit legislation for military veterans to get another vote this week, Schumer says
NY Daily News via AOL· 2 years agoLast week, 25 Republicans voted against the legislation, which would let vets with certain illnesses...
How burn pits may have raised veterans' risk of rare cancers and respiratory illnesses
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoTwenty-five Republican senators who previously supported a bill to expand healthcare for veterans...
‘You just sentenced veterans to death’: Democrats and veterans outraged as GOP senators block burn...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRepublican senators have been accused of “sentencing veterans to death” after they blocked the...
What Cumberland County veterans need to know about new toxic exposure act
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new law will expand health care coverage to millions of veterans exposed to burn pits and other...
Screenings for military veterans who may have had toxic exposure Monday at Legion
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVeterans who have experienced health issues because of toxic exposure during their military service...
Burn pits recognition for veterans took decade of struggle
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRosie Torres of Robstown, Texas, is no Washington lobbyist, but she’s been making the long trek to...
After unexpected hurdles, military toxic burn pits bill passes U.S. Senate
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bill expanding healthcare coverage for veterans sickened by gases from...