Lawmakers Weigh Breaking Up Toxic Exposures Bill in Face of $282 Billion Price Tag
20 Jan 2022
Military.com | By Patricia Kime
Lawmakers and advocates want to help troops and veterans who have been exposed to environmental pollutants during their military service.
But while many support a comprehensive $282 billion package that could expand Department of Veterans Affairs benefits and services to roughly 3.5 million veterans, some are questioning an approach that would be the largest piece of military exposure legislation since the Agent Orange Act of 1991 was approved.
During a roundtable Wednesday on the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics, or PACT, Act, Illinois Rep. Mike Bost, the House Veterans Affairs Committee's ranking Republican, said he supports providing health care to ill veterans while deciding how to proceed to expand benefits.
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