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the only one that is truly sacred, the only truly sacred obligation we have is to prepare and equip those women and men we send into harm's way and care for them and their families when they return home, and when they don't. it's an obligation that unites americans, brings us together, make sure the women and men who were willing to lay down their lives for us in the very best to return. i want to acknowledge we are making progress in key areas, like bipartisan legislation advancing in congress to deliver healthcare services and benefits to veterans and the survivors impacted by toxi...

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Affairs. >> we're engaged in the largest outreach effort in the history of v.a., because we want to make sure that vets know what is available to them. >> o'donnell: the pact act takes the burden of proof off veterans, automatically linking asthma, 12 cancers, and other illnesses to burn pit exposure. eligible veterans can receive up to $4,000 a month. cbs news has learned, so far, nearly 260,000 claims have been filed, and more than 66,000 benefits issued. >> we've got a long way to go, and we won't rest here in this building until we've reached every one of those vets, made >> o'donnell: mya...

Accusations. that's what's happening here. >> joining me now is tom porter, executive vice president of government affairs for iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. he suffers from side effects of burn pit exposure from his tour in afghanistan. we're also joined by former marine corps officer mindy beyer, her best friend and fellow marine, kate hendrix thomas, died from breast cancer due to burn pit exposure. up, i wonder if you can speak first about this. just tell us a little bit -- tell us a little bit, mindy, about your reaction to what you're hearing from senator toomey there. i do wa...

Not to mention veterans all over the country, including ones i'm sure you've heard about from in pennsylvania, upset about this. this delay has a real impact. i want you to take a listen from danielle robinson this morning, her husband sergeant first class heath robinson, who the bill is named after, he died of lung cancer due to burn pit exposure. >> veteran who actually took his life because of the delay. he was denied from the va and he lost his private health insurance. he would qualify under this new bill. once he learned about the delay, he actually did take his own life because he wante...