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Frost renews call to exclude medicines from Northern Ireland Brexit rules

Industry figures warn of supply ‘cliff edge’ when new regulations come into effect in December

The Guardian - UK

PACT Act providing health care to burn pit victims caps decades of denied benefits for veterans

During a 13-month stint in Iraq that began in 2006, Heath Robinson served as a medic with the Ohio National Guard. Like thousands of others soldiers stationed there, he was routinely exposed to toxic smoke emanating from what are known as burn pits.

The Conversation

Jon Stewart receives standing ovation at PACT Act signing as Biden tells him: ‘We owe you big’

‘What you have done, Jon, matters,’ Biden tells Stewart

The Independent UK

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Biden signs PACT Act providing care to veterans after burn pits exposure, praises Jon Stewart for advocacy

‘I was going to get this done come hell or high water’ says Biden

The Independent UK

As life-saving burn pits bill finally goes into law, the veteran whose name it bears can finally rest in peace

EXCLUSIVE: For more than a decade, the veteran community has fought for the US government to take the issue of burn pits seriously. Veterans, advocates and those who have lost loved ones along the way speak to Rachel Sharp about the bittersweet victory as President Biden signs the PACT Act…

The Independent UK

The Senate passed a bill to help sick veterans. Then 25 Republicans reversed course

Veterans groups are slamming GOP senators for blocking a bill that would have given health care and benefits to veterans affected by from toxic chemicals and burn pits in wars dating back to Vietnam.

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Emotional mother-in-law says she no longer has to ‘carry’ late veteran ‘on shoulders’ as burn pits bill passes

The SFC Heath Robinson Honoring our PACT Act passed the Senate on Thursday – on the ninth birthday of the late Sergeant Robinson’s daughter

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Mitt Romney and Rand Paul among 14 Republicans voting against healthcare for veterans suffering from burn pits

SFC Heath Robinson Honoring our PACT Act sailed through the Senate with bipartisan support – but 14 Republicans voted no

The Independent UK

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

Veterans, their families and advocates have spent years battling for the US government to take the issue of burn pits seriously

The Independent UK

Beau Biden’s death and the real crime of Boebert’s heckling. Could this finally be the reckoning for burn pits?

The issue of burn pits was given more airtime than voting rights, gun violence and abortion in Biden’s SOTU address. Two days later, the House passed sweeping burn pits legislation. Rachel Sharp hears from veterans, lawmakers and advocates about whether America’s sick and dying soldiers are finally being heard

The Independent UK

Senate votes to advance landmark burn pits bill, bringing sick veterans a step closer to healthcare access

The bill was named after the late Sgt First Class Heath Robinson who died in May 2020 from a rare cancer

The Independent UK

Senators reach deal on bipartisan burn pits bill marking major step forward for veterans

The SFC Heath Robinson PACT Act could be signed into law as soon as July after the veteran community has spent more than a decade fighting for the US government to take the issue seriously

The Independent UK

Biden administration adds nine respiratory cancers to list of illnesses linked to burn pits

Veterans suffering from the nine conditions who served in the Gulf War, the Iraq War or the War in Afghanistan will now be given access to VA healthcare and disability claims

The Independent UK

‘You cannot be American first when you put veterans last’: Jon Stewart calls on Senate to pass burn pits bill

The bill to give access to healthcare and benefits to veterans who are sick and dying from toxic exposure to burn pits passed the House earlier this month and is now heading to the Senate

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Beau Biden’s death and the real crime of Boebert’s heckling. Could this finally be the reckoning for burn pits?

The Independent UK

Veteran widow at State of the Union hits out at Boebert’s heckling and calls for her removal from Congress

Danielle Robinson tells The Independent Boebert’s heckling during Biden’s comments about burn pits was a ‘slap in the face’ to soldiers like her late husband Sgt 1st Class Heath Robinson who died serving the US

The Independent UK

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‘Tonight, we meet as Democrats Republicans and Independents. But most importantly as Americans’

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