Sen. Brown presses VA on veterans exposed to toxic burn pits
APRIL 15, 2022 THE IRONTON TRIBUNE - TNS
During a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing last week, titled “Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2021,” U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, pressed Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough on how VA can better deliver healthcare to veterans exposed to burn pits and concerns about the growing backlog of veteran’s disability claims.
Brown has worked on the issue in Congress to help veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, introducing the SFC Heath Robinson Burn Pit Transparency Act. A modified version of Heath’s bill was included in the Comprehensive and Overdue Support for Troops (COST) of War Act of 2021.
“I met the first Agent Orange veteran [decades ago…] and it’s hard to believe that the military didn’t know more about what these burn pits were doing when they’re burning batteries, and tires and medical waste,” Brown said.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/04/sen-brown-presses-va-on-veterans-exposed-to-toxic-burn-pits/
