A bill enhancing health care for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits passed the Senate, after Republicans including Alaska's Sen. Dan Sullivan had stalled an earlier vote. Sullivan and Sen. Lisa Murkowski both voted in favor of its final passage.
Veterans, military family members and advocates rally outside the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in support of a bill that enhances health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to the toxic burn pits.
The Senate had overwhelming approved the legislation back in June, but a do-over was required to make a technical fix. That process derailed when Republicans, including Alaska’s Sen. Dan Sullivan, made a late attempt to change another aspect of the bill last week andThe abrupt delay outraged veterans groups and advocates, including comedian Jon Stewart.
The legislation expands access to health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs for millions who served near burn pits. It directs the VA to presume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit exposure, allowing veterans to obtain disability payments to compensate for their injury without having to prove the illness was a result of their service.
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