Katie Drummond
Sweeping burn pit benefits bill set for House vote next week The measure could provide new veterans benefits to as many as one in every five living veterans. ByLeo Shane III On Wednesday, House Democrats will hold a rally on Capitol Hill to push for sweeping toxic exposure legisla...
The legislation would also presume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit exposure, allowing the veterans to obtain disability payments to compensate for their injury without having to prove the illness was a result of their service. Reporting from the Department of V...
Purswell was joined by former veterans, advocates, members of Congress, and comedian Jon Stewart at the Capitol Wednesday in support of burn pit legislation. Stewart and fellow advocate and 9/11 first responder John Feal have long lobbied Congress for veterans and first responder health care, of...
The legislation passed 84 to 14 with strong bipartisan support, and will return to the House for a final vote. "If we can't get something done in a bipartisan way to help our veterans country, then gee whiz, something's the matter in the country, but we did," Senate Majority Leader ...