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It’s been two years since Biden signed the burn pits bill into law. But sick veterans say the fight isn’t over

A major milestone has now been reached with one million claims approved by the VA, giving veterans access to healthcare after burn pits exposure made them sick. Veterans and advocates tell Gustaf Kilander about the years of ‘gaslighting’ before they got to this point– and what needs to happen next

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‘Thank You For Your Service: A Burn Pit Story’ Crowdfunding Campaign For Documentary

The Documentary delves into the devastating consequences faced by military members who have been exposed to burn pits during wars

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After ‘a lot of doors shut in our face,’ crusading couple celebrate passage of burn pit bill

The battle was just beginning for Le Roy Torres and his wife, Rosie, when the Army captain returned to Texas in 2008, already starting to suffer from the toxic substances he’d inhaled from the 10-acre burn pit at Camp Anaconda in Balad, Iraq.

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Biden signs PACT Act, boosting benefits for millions of veterans exposed to burn pits

WASHINGTON — In a packed room of veterans, lawmakers and advocates, President Joe Biden signed the PACT Act into law Wednesday. The act was a personal victory for the president, and for a Texas couple who began the fight for the bill 13 years ago.

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Veterans robbed of life-saving burn pits bill have a message for Republicans: ‘We’re not going away’

After GOP lawmakers derailed a burn pits bill that would provide healthcare to sick and dying veterans, advocates began a sit-in on the steps of the US Capitol to call for its passage on Monday. But, even if the bill passes next week, members of the veteran community tell Rachel…

The Independent UK

Veterans robbed of life-saving burn pits bill have a message for Republicans: ‘We’re not going away’

The Independent UK

‘You just sentenced veterans to death’: Democrats and veterans outraged as GOP senators block burn pits bill

A staggering 25 GOP senators who voted to pass the bill last month suddenly changed their minds and voted no on Wednesday

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Supreme Court rules Texas veteran may sue to get his job back; conservative justices dissent

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday an injured Iraq War veteran may sue to get his job back as a Texas state trooper in accordance with a federal law guaranteeing that returning soldiers can reclaim their government positions.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court backs Congress on veteran job protection law

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court backed a broader reading of the federal government’s war powers Wednesday, finding that Congress can give veterans the ability to file lawsuits against states if they face job discrimination over their military service.

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Military veterans can sue Texas over employee discrimination allegations, U.S. Supreme Court rules

Texas had claimed sovereign immunity when a former state trooper filed a lawsuit accusing the state of not giving him an accommodation when he returned from military service.

The Texas Tribune

Justices say vet who lost job as Texas trooper can sue state

The Supreme Court has allowed a former state trooper to sue Texas over his claim that he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq

The Independent UK

Supreme Court backs Congress on veteran job protection law - Roll Call

The Supreme Court backed a broader reading of the federal government’s war powers Wednesday, in a case about a law to protect veterans.

Roll Call

Supreme Court hears case of veteran who lost job as state trooper after returning from Iraq sick from burn pits

Le Roy Torres says the TDPS refused to reassign him to a different role after he returned from deployment sick, forcing him to resign

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Justices cast doubt on Texas immunity claim in vet's lawsuit

The Supreme Court is casting doubt on Texas’ claim that it can’t be sued by a former state trooper who says he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq

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Supreme Court to hear battle over War Powers and veterans’ lawsuits

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court hears argument Tuesday over a federal law that gives employment protections for military service members who return from duty, and lawmakers have warned the justices that they are critical for recruiting and retaining armed forces.

Roll Call

Supreme Court to hear battle over War Powers and servicemember lawsuits

Current and former lawmakers have warned the justices that a federal law is critical for recruiting and retaining armed forces.

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

Biden says burn pits killed his son. More than 261,000 vets are sick. So why isn’t the US doing anything?

Vast open-air pits where trash burned around the clock were simply part of life on deployment for troops in America’s post-9/11 wars. Now, thousands are sick and dying because of the toxic exposure and feel abandoned by the country that they fought for, writes Rachel Sharp

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