North Carolina’s veterans in Greensboro and Charlotte have called Budd out on his double-dealing, saying that his actions are a “slap in the face” and he is “not the type of leader” needed in the U.S. Senate.

New Data for Progress polling finds that 93 percent of voters believe that it is “very” or “somewhat important” for the U.S. government to provide healthcare to veterans who were exposed to toxins while serving overseas. This includes 93 percent of both Democrats and Republicans and 92 percent of Independents, demonstrating remarkable bipartisan agreement.

“The blue slip is basically the House, when they were reviewing the law, as it was sent back down to the House from the Senate, I think it was three sentences where the Senate had created an appropriation, which is something that should originate out of the House,” said Partain.

Senator Toomey PACT Act Amendment Floor Speech

From 1953 to 1987, one million enlisted servicemen and women, their families and civilian staff were poisoned by contaminated water at Camp Lejeune military base in North Carolina. Until now, those impacted have been denied the opportunity to seek justice for the government’s betrayal and allowing base residents and staff to drink, bathe and cook with water that contained up to 280 times the safety levels of known carcinogens.

“We’ve had so many veterans who have been exposed to toxic chemicals as a result of the Gulf Wars,” Boozman said in an interview after the meeting. “They have big burn pits that they burn for months. Many of the people in those areas, as a result, have developed rare cancers. We are seeing women veterans. They are developing breast cancer in certain cases.”

“The blue slip is basically the House, when they were reviewing the law, as it was sent back down to the House from the Senate, I think it was three sentences where the Senate had created an appropriation, which is something that should originate out of the House,” said Partain.

Their myriad “service-related conditions” will hopefully become easier to prove when, as expected, Biden signs the Honoring Our PACT Act this month. One of those conditions is glioblastoma—the cancer that killed Biden’s late son, Beau, after his service in Iraq.

Slotkin, McDonough and Stabenow talked about efforts ensuring veterans have access to health care and benefits, expanding innovative treatments for veterans and offering care for veterans exposed to burn pits during their m”

Slotkin, McDonough and Stabenow talked about efforts ensuring veterans have access to health care and benefits, expanding innovative treatments for veterans and offering care for veterans exposed to burn pits during their military service.

The Honoring Our PACT Act will declare 23 new presumptive conditions tied to toxic exposure, establish 31 new VA health care facilities around the country, and grant VA health-care enrollment eligibility to any veteran who suffered toxic exposures while in service

“There’s a lot out there that needs attention,” Bozella said after listing a variety of issues confronting veterans. “And without undersecretaries to really shepherd these processes and be the person ’

“There’s a lot out there that needs attention,” Bozella said after listing a variety of issues confronting veterans. “And without undersecretaries to really shepherd these processes and be the person who’s held responsible under the secretary, this work is not being done in a timely fashion.”

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) spoke about the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 during a Senate Floor speech earlier this month

“This bill is the most comprehensive expansion of benefits for veterans who faced toxic exposure in our country’s history,” said Brown.

Justice Stephen Breyer, writing for the majority, said that states do not have immunity from private lawsuits by veterans under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, or USERRA.

Emotional veterans who had been exposed to burn pits, which are areas where trash and other toxic waste are burned at overseas military bases, were joined by their families at the Military Order of the Purple Heart Memorial by the Safety Building.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King were among the supporters of the proposal, which is commonly called the "PACT Act." The proposal easily passed the Senate in mid-June.

Senator Tester says that while difficult at times, getting the bill through the Senate took a bipartisan effort working with people on both sides of the aisle

Senator Tester says that while difficult at times, getting the bill through the Senate took a bipartisan effort working with people on both sides of the aisle.