in July when Republicans blocked its advance in the Senate, leading to demonstrations on Capitol Hill.
Biden said he made it clear to Congress that “if they didn’t pass this damn burn pit bill, I was going to go on a holy war, not a joke." In addition to the screenings, the law directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to assume that some respiratory illnesses and cancers are connected to burn pits. This allows veterans to receive disability benefits without needing to prove direct causation.
Before the law, about three-quarters of disability claims involving burn pit exposure were denied by the government.Biden was introduced by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del. He's the last Vietnam-era veteran in the Senate, having served as a naval flight officer in Southeast Asia.Copyright AP - Associated Press
Brandon’s telling whoppers again. Claimed to have gone to Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times Of course MSM won’t call him out for it