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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. Fudge\RELEASED) By: John Riley and last updated 2021-05-25 15:51:38-04 Chairman of the...

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) By: John Riley and last updated 2021-05-25 16:51:45-04 Chairman of the Senate Vete...

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 chemical herbicides, as well as veterans who served in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Guam or American Samoa d...

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 toxic fumes from open-air burn pits. They have sought VA benefits and health care, but the departme...

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 don't even want to think about recycled toilet paper. >> dana: i didn't even know it was possible to have recycled toilet paper. >> it's not right. listen if they want to do something about the charman commercials, that is an effective commercial with the little bear is going through t...