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Tester announces new bill aimed at expanding coverage for veterans exposed to toxic hazards United States Department of Defense, Sgt. Jason W. Fudge photographer U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group (1st MLG) burn black water aboard Taqaddum, Iraq September 22, 2008. Brig. Gen. Robert R. Ruark, Commanding General, 1st MLG, watched the event because this was the last time burning this specific black water pit before filling it in with sand. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jason W. Fu...

New bill aims to expand coverage for military veterans exposed to toxic hazards United States Department of Defense, Sgt. Jason W. Fudge photographer U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group (1st MLG) burn black water aboard Taqaddum, Iraq September 22, 2008. Brig. Gen. Robert R. Ruark, Commanding General, 1st MLG, watched the event because this was the last time burning this specific black water pit before filling it in with sand. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jason W. Fudge\RELEASED...

Tester unveils massive plan for veterans suffering from toxic exposure by   WASHINGTON — Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., unveiled a massive plan Tuesday to extend disability benefits to veterans of all eras who suffer the effects of toxic exposure, with a particular focus on veterans who served in overseas conflicts since 1990.   The effort includes older veterans, too. The bill calls for presumptive benefits for Vietnam War veterans who have developed hypertension because of exposure to chemi...

By NIKKI WENTLING | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 24, 2021 WASHINGTON – Lawmakers will unveil sweeping bills this week that aim to create a fast track to Department of Veterans Affairs benefits for nearly all veterans who served overseas since 1990 and developed a respiratory illness or cancer. Many veterans who served overseas throughout the 1990s and the post-9/11 wars have since been diagnosed with cancers, respiratory issues and lung diseases at young ages and have blamed exposure to...

Did you hear about these protest that the environmentalists are having against charman because they save pg does not use recycled products in the toilet paper, even though they said they would try to do that by 2025, they will invest in cyber innovation but they were coming for your toilet paper next, mike. >> i dont even want to think about recycled toilet paper. >> dana: i didnt even know it was possible to have recycled toilet paper. >> its not right. listen if they want to do something about...

Futurer talks. explains from saul. >> here in south korea theyre taking part in annual exercises that are computer simulated war games essentially. this year its happening amidst rising tensions on the peninsula. north korea leadership considers this an aggressive war act, so to speak. thats how theyre labelling it. a war exercise in their words and their response has been several launches. five in three ekes time. theyve been laufrpg these oshortff range missiles. now they point to president tr...

To and those who are remembering the loved ones at the wall or the world war ii memorial say that even though weve been in the longest war ever in american history, that theres not enough americans who realize what war really means, what the sacrifices are and therefore, would care enough for their congressman to really put their foot down. has congress exerted itself enough? if not, why not? >> well, you know, anytime, if our country is going to go to war, congress under the war act has to play...

He declared the emergency under a war act and not the drug act.d its different than what you are claiming it to be. the point of the matter is iff you look at kato on the left and the american immigration council on the right, they agreegi that the problems you claim exist dont gift. this was the research that was done. >> you are claiming there is no national emergency or crisis at the border at all? >> yes. i dont know what that means. >> you dont? >> saying there is a crisis. does that mean w...

>> i am not saying that at all. he declared the emergency under a war act and not the drug act. its different than what you are claiming it to be. the point of the matter is if you look at the american immigration council, they agree that the problems you claim exist dont gift. this was the research that was done. >> you are claiming there is no national emergency or crisis at the border at all? >> yes. i dont know what that means? >> you dont. >> saying there is a crisis. does that mean we shou...

Bills. one of the sponsors of that bill, chris murphy, who sits on the senate judiciary committee. thanks for making the time for us today. >> thanks for having me. >> is this bill more symbolic than anything else? >> its not symbolic and by the way theres no ongoing investigation as to whether the saudis ordered the murder of jamal khashoggi. we know they did. its not an open ended question. this legislation that will pass the senate is very important, since the war act of 1973 that congress ha...