"burn pits"

#8620226

3 August 2022

Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) speaks with reporters after joining Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to deliver good news to veterans outside the Capitol: the PACT Act will be voted on later in the afternoon and is expected to pass. The legislation establishes a connection between military service and exposure to toxins via burn pits, as well as other sources, easing access to healthcare for veterans and active duty members.

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#8620224

3 August 2022

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) celebrates after delivering good news to veterans outside the Capitol: the PACT Act will be voted on later in the afternoon and is expected to pass. The legislation will ease access to healthcare for veterans and active duty members suffering from toxic exposure.

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#8620162

3 August 2022

One of many hugs of joy and relief among veterans' advocates after the PACT Act passed the Senate. The legislation establishes a connection between military service and exposure to toxins via burn pits, as well as other sources, easing access to healthcare for veterans and active duty members.

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#8620160

3 August 2022

Tim Jensen, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq, talks with Le Roy Torres (who was unable to come to Washington) via video call after passage of the PACT Act. Torres and his wife, Rosie Lopez-Torres, are co-founders of Burn Pits 360, one of the driving forces behind the PACT Act. The legislation establishes a connection between military service and exposure to toxins via burn pits, as well as other sources, easing access to healthcare for veterans and active duty members.

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#8620148

3 August 2022

Susan Zeier removes her son-in-law's jacket from his deployment in Iraq before speaking at a press conference following passage of the PACT Act. The jacket belonged to Heath Robinson, for whom the PACT Act is named, and she had pledged to wear it until the Act passed. With today's passage in the Senate, she removed the jacket before speaking. The legislation eases access to healthcare for veterans, active duty members, and their families suffering from toxin exposure.

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#8620146

3 August 2022

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) speaks at a press conference following the passage of the PACT Act. The legislation establishes a connection between military service and exposure to toxins via burn pits, as well as other sources, easing access to healthcare for veterans and active duty members.

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#8620144

3 August 2022

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) participates in a video call with Leroy Torres during a press conference following passage of the PACT Act. Torres - along with his wife, Rosie Lopez-Torres (right) - is one of the founders of Burn Pits 360, one of the main proponents of the legislation. The legislation eases access to healthcare for veterans and active duty members that have been sickened by toxins during their service.

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#8620142

3 August 2022

John Feal, 9/11 first responder advocate and founder of the FealGood Foundation, speaks at a press conference following passage of the PACT Act. The legislation establishes a connection between military service and exposure to toxins via burn pits, as well as other sources, easing access to healthcare for veterans and active duty members.

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#8620140

3 August 2022

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (left) and FealGood Foundation founder John Feal (right) flank Jon Stewart as he speaks at a press conference following passage of the PACT Act. The legislation establishes a connection between military service and exposure to toxins via burn pits, as well as other sources, easing access to healthcare for veterans and active duty members.

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#8620138

3 August 2022

Rosie Lopez-Torres holds her phone up as people cheer her husband, Leroy Torres (on a video call), at a press conference following Senate passage of the PACT Act. The Torres and the non-profit the founded, Burn Pits 360, have been a driving force behind the push for VA coverage of injuries due to toxic exposures. The bill eases access to healthcare for veterans and active duty members.

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#8620116

3 August 2022

Jon Stewart (center) feigns embarassment when veterans point at him to thank him for fighting for the PACT Act. Thanks in part to Stewart's advocacy, the bill passed the Senate 86-11. The legislation establishes a connection between military service and exposure to toxins via burn pits, as well as other sources, easing access to healthcare for veterans and active duty members.

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#8620114

3 August 2022

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) high fives representatives of veterans organizations after the Honoring Our PACT Act passed the Senate 86-11. The bill establishes a connection between military service and exposure to toxins via burn pits, as well as other sources, easing access to healthcare for veterans and active duty members.

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#8620112

3 August 2022

Someone puts a hand on Jon Stewart's shoulder as he pauses to compose himself while speaking at a press conference following passage of the PACT Act Stewart has been a tireless advocate for the bill, which passed the Senate 86-11. The legislation establishes a connection between military service and exposure to toxins via burn pits, as well as other sources, easing access to healthcare for veterans and active duty members.

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#8620110

3 August 2022

Senator Sherrod Brown (right) celebrates passage of the Honoring Our PACT Act with Susan Zeier (left) and TIm Hauser (center), two advocates for the bill. The Act passed the Senate 86-11 and now goes to the president for his signature. The bill establishes a connection between military service and exposure to toxins via burn pits, as well as other sources, easing access to healthcare for veterans and active duty members.

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#8620108

3 August 2022

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Susan Zeier, mother-in-law of Heath Robinson, display the back of her jacket after she took it off. The jacket belonged to her son-in-law, for whom the PACT Act is named, and shehad pledged to wear it until the Act pass. With today's passage in the Senate, she spoke without the jacket. The legislation easing access to healthcare for veterans, active duty members, and their families suffering from toxin exposure.

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#8620106

3 August 2022

Jon Stewart poses with a veteran and the vote card after the Honoring Our PACT Act passed the Senate 86-11. It now goes to the president for his signature. The legislation establishes a connection between military service and exposure to toxins via burn pits, as well as other sources, easing access to healthcare for veterans and active duty members.

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