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Veterans
Finally, there is another area that we will be voting on. There is an important announcement this morning for our Nation's veterans. Chairman Tester and Ranking Member Jerry Moran of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee will announce a bipartisan proposal on comprehensive legislation to help millions of our Nation's veterans who struggle with sickness because of exposure to toxins during their military service, including exposure to toxic burn pits and Agent Orange.
This has for years--for years--been a top priority of mine. I have worked closely with advocates like VSOs and Jon Stewart and John Feal to get this Senate to act on this long-neglected problem. I am happy to see burn pit legislation has taken an important step closer to passage.
I thank Senators Tester and Moran for their good work. I strongly support the agreement reached by Tester and Moran, and it is my intention to have this on the floor of the Senate the week that we return from the Memorial Day work period.
Our veterans--we will see them on Memorial Day--are very eager for this bill. I hope veterans throughout the country will let their Senators know how important this legislation is. Our veterans need it, they deserve it, and we have a moral obligation to take care of those who have sacrificed so much for us.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 85
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