President Joe Biden on Tuesday traveled to Fort Worth, Texas, to advocate for veterans — an issue that hits close to home.
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“Veterans are used to always giving, you don’t think you have the right to ask,” Biden said in the state with the second-largest veteran population. “Tell us what your [health care] needs are … we owe you.” “I refuse to repeat the mistake when it comes to veterans of our Iraq and Afghan wars,” Biden said, noting that it took too long after the Vietnam War to take action. The Agent Orange Act came 16 years after the war ended.There was movement last week after Biden’s speech. The House passed a bill that would expand health benefits for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans exposed to burn pits.
Biden’s voice grew louder as he talked about the 9/11 generation of soldiers who were deployed multiple times.