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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

Senate passes landmark burn pits bill giving veterans sick and dying from toxic exposure healthcare access

U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter

The US Senate has passed a landmark burn pits bill that will finally give veterans who are sick and dying from toxic exposure access to the healthcare and benefits that they need – after more than a decade of fighting.

Senators voted 84 to 14 in favour of passing the SFC Heath Robinson Honoring our PACT Act on Thursday, sending it back to the House for another final vote before it lands on the president’s desk.

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