So Washington responded with a bill extending insurance “eligibility” to the people who fell ill from drinking this water. The words “medical care” did not appear anywhere in the bill. There were no provisions for who would provide care or where and when care could be attained. The afflicted were only granted additional insurance benefits.

Veterans Affairs processors in recent years mishandled more than one-third of all disability claims related to water contamination issues at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, potentially cheating as many as 21,000 veterans out of financial compensation, a government watchdog said Thursday.

They protested the denial of care to veterans and talked about the rates of suicide, incarceration and invisible wounds such as post-traumatic stress disorder, affecting more than 300,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.

Expanded health care benefits are coming soon for more than 150,000 Minnesota veterans -- and a Mankato man played key role in scoring this big win.

President Biden’s compassion was on full display at the signing of the PACT act. It was beautiful to watch. As I was reading the comments, I kept expecting attacks from the ugly authoritarian white supremacist white grievance bigot party members and I haven’t seen a single one after twenty comments (there might-be likely are some, unfortunately, in the replies to the comments) and the comments are chicken soup for the soul. They will warm your heart! It’s hard to pick the ones to display!

Before founding the club, Harrell spent nine years in the service with tours to Kuwait and Cyprus. However, Iraq was where he said he lived the closest, about a football field away from the burn pit.

Paul, one of the 11 who opposed the bill, argued that it would jeopardize the economy and that it might be handled improperly because it might be difficult for veterans to demonstrate that their medical conditions were brought on by their time in the military.

The PACT Act will help veterans exposed to toxins. It includes The Camp Lejeune Justice Act which extends to veterans and their families exposed to toxins on base.

The PACT Act will help veterans exposed to toxins. It includes The Camp Lejeune Justice Act which extends to veterans and their families exposed to toxins on base.

President Joe Biden is set to sign the PACT act Monday.

The PACT act is a long-awaited bill that will expand Veteran Affairs healthcare benefits for those impacted by toxic military burn pits. The bill also contains benefits for water contamination victims at Camp Lejeune.

The bipartisan bill was passed last week

"The congress has just passed the Burn Pits legislation. Finally, finally, finally we're going to do justice those who we lost, as well as those who are still suffering from being exposed to the burn pits," said President Joe Biden.