“We want to make sure that those veterans who served us in Iraq and Afghanistan, we live up to the pledge. They pledged to serve us, we pledged to take care of them in sickness or in health as they retire.”

“America’s brave servicemen and women risk their lives to protect our nation and defend our freedom. It’s our duty and responsibility to provide them with the best possible care when they return home,” LaTurner said.

After the SFC Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act — named after the late husband of Sandusky native Danielle Robinson — passed in the Senate last month, it caught a snag with a conservative senator thinking it cost too much.