Us Senate Reaches Deal To Pass Burn Pit Legislation Long Pushed By Texas Military Couple

Corpus Christi Caller Times, El Paso Times
Wed, 05/18/2022 - 12:49pm

The deal would cap a 15-year effort to recognize illnesses suffered by soldiers exposed to toxic burn pits as service-related disabilities.

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